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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Letter from B.J. Evans to J.S. Maley

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B. J. Evans

1876

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter with writing on both sides of the paper, with top third missing, holes and staining

Historical information

Not much is known about B. J. Evans.
Mr Glyde is possibly George who was a civil servant working for the Treasury,

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1990

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

112 mm

Height or length

165 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

…ampton
An 1876
… … John Forrest was
… me last week, and
from what he tells me
I fear there has been
no money paid into the
Treasury to … account
this month, … my
Perth Agent Mr Glyde
will not have funds in
… … … …
but … … …
get to … … …
to get the … …
so it will be ta…
early next month, if …
when due on the 26th Inst
I have written to Glyde
to see to this
Faithfully yours
B.J. Evans
J.S. Maley Esq

Keywords

Place made

Northampton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 16 January, 2026

Completeness

100

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