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Transfer of wheat note from P Morrissey

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Patrick Morrissey

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on blue paper

Historical information

J.H. Rees was a storekeeper at Geraldton.
Patrick Morrissey (1833-1902) was working for his uncle Michael Morrissey at Mt Erin when this note was written.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1301

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

202 mm

Height or length

127 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Geraldton 21 March 1865
Mr Maley Please transfer from my credit to that of the estate of the late J.H. Rees 18 bags wheat 71 Bus & oblige yours Pat Morrissey

Contextual information

This note is a reminder that it was common at that time for farmers to owe storekeepers money.

Keywords

Place made

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 17 July, 2025

Completeness

100

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Transfer of wheat note from P. Morrissey

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