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Store order from Matthew Ritchie

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Matthew Ritchie

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on paper shaped to form envelope

Historical information

Matthew Ritchie (1830-92) served as a Private in the 41st Regiment. He came to the colony as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard on the "Clyde" in 1863 with wife and child. He was granted two Pensioner Allotments at Greenough - G25 and G26.
Timothy Hayes (b.1838) arrived in the colony on the "Tartar" in 1863. He had been nominated by his cousin R. Gallop. From this letter we know that Hayes worked for Ritchie clearing land.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1357

Item type

Letters

Themes

Environment
People
Social History

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

202 mm

Height or length

164 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Champion Bay 24th May 1865
To Mr Maley Sir
Please to give the bearer Timothy Hayes Tea Sugar Tobacco & Flour as he is going to grub for me
I am your umble Servant
Mat Ritchie

Contextual Information

This letter is proof that Timothy Hayes was working in what is now the Mid West region of WA. Their are another two notes (both also 1865) from Ritchie mentioning Hayes in the collection.

Keywords

Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough

Place made

Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1865

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