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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Letter from J. Williams, Willowgully

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J. Williams

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on paper with faint watermark, several holes, torn edges.

Historical information

Willowgully is a pastoral/agricultural property south-west of Northampton.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1817

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

177 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Willowgully
4th July 1870
Dear Sir
I enclose your @ order per Mr C. Crowther for the amount of your bill. I find you charge me for grinding what you call waste I send you for grinding 16 Bags wheat & Please receipt your Bill as enclosed your obt savt Mr Williams
Mr John Maley
on reverse: 2800 1600 2600 2700

Contextual Information

John Maley's flourmill was the most northern enterprise of its type in the colony. This note is an indication of how far his business operation ranged.

Keywords

Place made

Northampton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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