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Transfer of flour note from Thomas Bishop

Thomas Bishop
1877
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

note hand-written in ink on paper

Historical information

Thomas Bishop (1827-1901) came to WA with his wife and children in 1857. Initially a policeman, he later settled at Central Greenough where he leased farmland from the Anglican Church.
William Shepperd was the son of an Enrolled Pensioner Guard and farmed at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB2098
Item type
Letters
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Paper
Width
113 mm
Height or length
178 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flatts Aust 17/1877
Mr Maley Please to let Wm sheppard have 2 Bags of Flour and place the same to my account
Thomas Bishop

Contextual information

This is one of only two notes in the Maley Mill & Store Archives associated with William Shepperd, and there is only one promissory note and a small account book (1874-5) associated with Thomas Bishop.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1877
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
Completeness
100
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Transfer of flour note from Thomas Bishop
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