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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from William Moore

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William Moore

1868

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note in ink on paper, had been folded in half, one punched hole in centre.

Historical information

William Moore was an illiterate expiree working at Greenough. He left the colony in 1876 to go to Victoria.
William Ashford was an expiree working at Greenough and Geraldton.
John Eakins was a farmer at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1715

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

113 mm

Height or length

86 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Sep 2nd 1868
Sir Mr Maley please let William ashford have the Balance due to me William Moore on Mr Eakins order
1=9=3 William Moore X his mark
Entd 7/9/68 V Trew

Contextual information

This is a good example of how promissory notes were used to transfer accounts between people due to the absence of cash at Greenough.

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Sunday, 20 October, 2024

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Promissory note from William Moore

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