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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from John McNeece

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John McNeece

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on grey paper with pink horizontal lines

Historical information

John McNeece (1830-92) was a former Private in the 8th Regiment. He arrived in WA on "Merchantman" 15/02/1863 as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard with wife and children, Thomas, William and John. He was granted two blocks of land at Greenough.
Robert Laurie, alias Robert McGregor alias Saddler Bob (1825-?) was former convict no 6085.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1657

Item type

Material

Width

157 mm

Height or length

98 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

March 23rd 1867
Mr Maley Please to let Robert Lawrie or bearer have the sum of 1P 12.6 in stores and place the same to my act
John McNeece
Entd 23/3/67 V Trew

Contextual Information

This is the only note in the Maley Mill & Store Archives associated with Robert Laurie, thus providing evidence he worked at Greenough.

Keywords

Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Promissory note from Enrolled Pensioner Guard John McNeece

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