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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from Joseph Bridgman

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Joseph Bridgman

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on paper

Historical information

Joseph Bridgman (or Bridgeman) (1814-92) was a farmer at Central Greenough. His property shared a boundary with the Waldeck's farm.
Valentine Trew was a storekeeper for John Maley at North Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1637

Item type

Material

Width

181 mm

Height or length

97 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Febbuy 2/67
Mr maley Sir will you plese pay mr J Waldeck the sum of Six P 5 & place the same to my acount
Joseph Bridgman
Chq Bridgman waldeck 22/2/67 V Trew

Contextual Information

This note provides evidence of financial dealings between farmers at Greenough.
It also provides evidence of the use of cheques at Greenough.

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Promissory note from Joseph Bridgman

Promissory note from Joseph Bridgman dated 2nd February 1867

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