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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Transfer of flour note from Thomas Bishop

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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

Themes

People
Social History

Material

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

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

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

Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Transfer of flour note from Thomas Bishop

Transfer of flour note from Thomas Bishop dated 17/08/1877

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