Promissory note from William Forrest Jnr

1865
Overview

hand-written note in ink on paper with two holes

Historical information

William Forrest Jnr (1842-99) was flour miller for Walter Padbury at Greenough.
Mrs. Jones is yet to be identified.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1488
Item type
Themes
Material
Width
111 mm
Height or length
78 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Dec 27 1865
Mr Maley Sir please let Mrs Jones have goods to the amount of 10/- and place the same to Willm Forrest Jnr

On reverse: 27 Dec 65 W Forrest Order Jones Goods 10/-

Contextual Information

At the time of writing, there were two General Stores at Greenough - Henry Gray's and John Maley's. There were also two flour mills, Walter Padbury's and John Maley's. This note provide evidence that Forrest preferred to deal with Maley.

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Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
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Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Promissory note from William Forrest Jnr
Promissory note from William Forrest Jnr

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