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Letter from M. Ritchie

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Matthew Ritchie

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written letter on blue-lined grey paper with pink stripes

Historical information

The writer, Matthew Ritchie (1830-92) was an Enrolled Pensioner Guard granted land at Greenough.
James Southgate (?-1899) was a labourer at Greenough.
Michael Fleming (1819-?) was convicted of highway robbery and sent to Western Australia in 1855 (no.3366). He later returned to England.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1421

Item type

Documents

Material

Colored Paper

Pencil

Width

154 mm

Height or length

95 mm

Themes

People

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

C. Bay 20th July 1865
Please Mr Maley
To supply James Southgate with Tea Sugar and Flour as he is putting up fensing for me and dont let M Fleing have anything more from the Store except 2 pounds which clears him and me
Mw Ritchie

Contextual Information

This is one of only two notes we have associated with Fleming (the other is also from Ritchie). It provides evidence of the type of work undertaken, and how occasionally employers relied on storekeepers to pay their labourers.

Keywords

Enrolled Pensioner Guard, Greenough

Place made

Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1865

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