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Order for turpentine from William Stokes

William Stokes
1869
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

handwritten note on blue paper. The paper has signs of staining and numerous holes caused by insect damage.

Historical information

William Stokes (1808-81) was a Private in 30th Regt. He married Ellen O'Neill. and served as a lighthouse keeper in Falkland Islands for 7 years. Arrived in WA in 1860 with wife and family and granted two Pensioner Guard blocks at Greenough.
After the death of his wife in 1878, he retired to Geraldton.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1790
Item type
Letters
Material
Paper
Width
145 mm
Height or length
105 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Mr Adlam
Please to give the bearer half pint of turpentine place the same to my account
William Stokes pensioner
Entd 11/1/69 W Adlam

Contextual information

This is the only note written by William Stokes in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

Keywords
Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
1869
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
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Order for turpentine from William Stokes
Order for turpentine from Enrolled Pensioner Guard William Stokes

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