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Note from George Battersby

George Battersby
1868
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written letter on paper

Historical information

George Battersby (1817-?) was a publican convicted of robbery with violence and sent to Western Australia in 1856 (no,4012). By the time this note was written, he was farming at Greenough.
Simeon Richardson (1821-97) was a bricklayer with numerous convictions and sent to Western Australia in 1862 (no.5969).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1702
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
112 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats
April the 20th 1868
Mr Maley Sir
please to giver over to Simeon Richardson or Bearer 1 sack one sack of Fine Flour on my account
George Battersby
Entd 18/9/68 V Trew

Contextual information

This is the only note in the archives associated with Richardson. It provides proof he worked at Greenough.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1868
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Thursday, 23 December, 2021
Completeness
100
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

Note from George Battersby
Note from G. Battersby requesting flour be transferred to S. Richardson

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