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Promissory note from John Eakins

John Eakins
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on paper

Historical information

John Eakins (1814-98) was a free settler and farmer at Greenough.
Thomas Walker (1834-?) was a cooper convicted of felony and sent to Western Australia in 1862 (no.6778). He worked as a sawyer and carpenter.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1339
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
112 mm
Height or length
80 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough 10th April 1865
Mr Maley
please Pay Thomas Walker Three Pounds two shillings you will oblige
John Eakins

Contextual information

Whilst there are numerous notes from John Eakins in the archives, this is the only note associated with Walker.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 18 December, 2021
Completeness
100
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Promissory note from John Eakins
Promissory note for Thomas Walker from John Eakins.

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