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Store order from John Knapp

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John Knapp

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written note on paper

Historical information

John Knapp (1827-88) was convicted of larceny as a servant and sent to Western Australia in 1851 (no.733). He became a farmer at Greenough, married (twice), and raised a family.
Thomas Brant (1818-75) was convicted of rape and sent to Western Australia in 1858 (no.5116).

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1655

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

133 mm

Height or length

94 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats
March 24 (23)& 67
Mr Maley
please let Thomas Brant have 5 yards of Flannel and one pair of trousers on my account
John Knapp
Entd 23/3/1867 V Trew

Contextual Information

Whilst there are other items in the collection associated with John Knapp, this is the only document written by him. The note is also a reminder of the difficulty back when it was written, in remembering what day of the year it is. It is also the only document associated with Thomas Brant.

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Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

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Store order from John Knapp

Store order from John Knapp written on 23/03/1867

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