Promissory note from Robert Kyme

1865
Overview

hand written note on blue paper

Historical information

Robert Kyme (1819-1867) was convicted of highway robbery and transported to Western Australia in 1858 (No.5816). His Conditional Pardon was issued at Geraldton in 1862, and his Conditional Freedom just four months after this note was written for him. Kyme died at Greenough in 1867.
Not much is known about Charles James, other than he arrived in the colony in1853 with his family and was a farmer at Champion Bay.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1285
Item type
Material
Width
173 mm
Height or length
85 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats 19/1/65
To Mr John Maley
Paid wheat a/c
Please to pay Mr C. James the sum of six pounds one shilling & place the same to my act
Robert Kyime

Contextual Information

As cash was scarce at Greenough, promissory notes like these were used to pay people. Kyme was illiterate, and so required someone to write this note, hence the misspelling of his surname. There are another 8 notes from Kyme in the collection.

Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
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Promissory note from Robert Kyme
Promissory note written for Robert Kyme

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