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Store order from R.J. Brockman

Robert James Brockman
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on paper

Historical information

Robert James Brockman (1812-97) was a free settler and farmer at Greenough. Henry Shields (1835-76) was Court Martialed in India and transported to Western Australia in 1863 (no.7269).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1494
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
178 mm
Height or length
100 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Flats Dec 18th 1865
Mr Maley Please let Henry Shields have 1 campoven 1 tea kettle and 2 pannicans on my a/c Robt Jas Brockman

On reverse: 18 Dec 65 RJ Brockman Shields Goods

Contextual information

This is the only note we have associated with Shields, proving that he was working at Greenough at that time.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 18 December, 2021
Completeness
100
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Store order from R.J. Brockman
Store order from R.J. Brockman dated 18/12/1865

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