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Note from M.A. Pearson

Mary Anne Pearson
1870
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note

Historical information

Mary Ann Pearson (nee Blackett, 1831-1902) was the wife of Francis Watson Pearson, owner of the Hampton Hotel at Greenough.
The note has been entered by William Adlam (1845-1915) who worked as store-keeper for John S. Maley at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1803
Item type
Documents
Themes
People
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
128 mm
Height or length
107 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats May 31st 1870
Mr Adlam please to send me eight yards of black alpaco and you will oblige
M.A. Pearson
31/5/70 W.A.

Contextual information

This note is important because at the time of writing, not many women of similar age were literate.

Keywords
Greenough
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1870
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Friday, 17 December, 2021
Completeness
100
Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Note from M.A. Pearson
Order for alpaca from M.A. Pearson

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