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Store order from L.C. Burges

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Lockier Clere Burges

1865

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Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter on watermarked paper

Historical information

Lockier Clere Burges (1814-86) was a free settler who went into partnership with E. Hamersley and S.P. Phillips to take up pastoral land at Irwin and Greenough.
James Murphy (1834-?) was convicted of robbery with violence and was sent to Western Australia in 1858 (no.4856).

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1403

Item type

Material

Width

115 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

July 10th 1865
To Mr John Mayley
Please let the bearer James Murphy have two lines and a camp oven.
LC Burges

Contextual Information

This note is proof Murphy was working in this region.

Keywords

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Western Australia
Australia

Year

1865

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Store order from L.C. Burges

Store order from L.C. Burges dated 10/07/1865

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