Promissory note from John Bridge
1868hand written note on a scrap of blue paper
John Bridge (1822-84) was a shoemaker convicted of robbery with violence and sent to Western Australia in 1854 (no.2664).
George Osborn (1834-?) was also a shoemaker convicted of uttering forged notes and sent to Western Australia in 1864 (no.7812). He returned to England in 1876.
Details
Details
October 17th
Mr Maley
Please pay george osborne 10 shillings and place the same to my account
John Brige
Entd 17/10/68 V Trew
This note provides evidence of the scarcity of writing paper at Greenough at that time. It is also the only record in the archives that shows Bridge was working at Greenough.
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