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John Simpson

c. 1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on paper with a SATIN watermark

Historical information

Not much is known about John Simpson other than that he was a farmer at Greenough between 1867 and 1876.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1838

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

110 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

August 24 flats
To Mr Meley please tow send me a bottle of clorender or pane killer it is the onley thing that gives me my relief
John Simpson

Contextual information

Not everyone could afford to visit a doctor when sick, and at Greenough there were often periods when no medical help was available. As this note suggests, people in pain turned to their local storekeeper in the hope they could provide them with relief.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 17 December, 2021

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