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Store order from Thomas Gibbons

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Thomas Gibbons

1865

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Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on paper

Historical information

Thomas Gibbons (1830-?) was a carter convicted of assault and robbery. He was sent to Western Australia in 1858 (no.5802). By the time this note was written he had been granted his Conditional Freedom.
Valentine Trew (1838-1910) was a Ticket-of-Leave man working as a storekeeper for John S. Maley at Greenough.

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cwa-org-72-GMOB1545

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Width

117 mm

Height or length

112 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats July15th/65
Sir please to send me by the bearer two pairs of socks one cotton handkerchief six pennyworth of Lolleys you will oblige
Thomas Gibbons
supplied 15/7/65 no socks V Trew

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the archives associated with Gibbons. Otherwise very little is known about him.

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Western Australia
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Store order from Thomas Gibbons

Store order from Thomas Gibbons dated 15/07/1865

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