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Order for a hat from John Eakins

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John Eakins

1878

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand-written note on a scrap of paper. Has minor insect damage to top.

Historical information

The writer of this note, John Eakins (1814-1898) was a farmer at Central Greenough.
William Bartlett (1834-1894) was a married English horse-dealer convicted of ravishing a 15-year-old girl. He was sentenced for 15 years and sent to WA on the Hougoumont (convict no.9660). He worked in Perth and Toodyay and then the Victoria District.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2182

Item type

Abstract Artworks

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

124 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Jan 19-1878
Mr Maley
Please let W Barlet have one hat on my a/c you will oblige
John Eakins
E

Contextual information

This is the only note we have associated with William Bartlett, and provides evidence that in 1878 he was working at Greenough.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Wednesday, 7 September, 2022

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Order for a hat from John Eakins dated 19/01/1878

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