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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from William Bone

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William Bone

1878

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written order on paper

Historical information

William Bone (1826-88) was a chair maker convicted of house breaking and sent to Western Australia in 1863 (no.7023). He eventually settled at Greenough as a farmer, married and brought up children.
Little is known of Thomas White other than he was a labourer living at Greenough.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2177

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

112 mm

Height or length

113 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Back Flats January 21st/78
Mr Maley Sir Please to let Thomas White have to the value of one pound in stores and you will oblige
P1 William Bone

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the archives written by William Bone (who drowned in the flood of 1888 at Greenough).

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Walkaway
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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Promissory note from William Bone

Promissory note from William Bone dated 21/01/1878

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