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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Transfer of wheat note from Charles Gilbert

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1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Handwritten note on paper.

Historical information

Charles Gilbert (1828-1896) was a former convict who after receiving his ticket-of-leave, married and farmed a small block of land at Greenough.
Scott & Gale were merchants in Geraldton.
The witness to this note, Stephen Sainsbury, was a clerk at Geraldton.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1575

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

183 mm

Height or length

111 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Mr Maley plase transfer to Scott & Gale 10 Sacks wheat 3g.27 now in my name
May 9/65 X Charles Gilbert his name
witness to mark S Sainsbury
on reverse; 9 May 65
C Gilbert
Trans S & G
Wheat

Contextual information

Many farmers at Greenough owed money to merchants and paid off their accounts by transferring part of their crop.

Keywords

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 27 October, 2022

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Transfer of wheat note from Charles Gilbert

Transfer of wheat note from Charles Gilbert dated 9th May 1865.

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