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Promissory note from James Doran

James Doran
1865
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note in ink on blue paper, small hole in centre of page

Historical information

James Doran was an Enrolled Pensioner Guard at Greenough.
Henry Criddle was a farmer at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1274
Item type
Documents
Themes
Communication
Material
Paper
Width
200 mm
Height or length
125 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats 18 February 1865
Mr J S Maley Please pay H Criddle the sum of fifteen shillings and charge the same to my A/c James Doran

On reverse: 18 Feby 65 J Doran Order Criddle Cash

Contextual information

Promissory notes were in common use at Greenough at that time, due to the shortage of coinage and John Maley unofficially acted as a banker.

Keywords
Promissory Note
Place made
Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1865
Primary significance criteria
Scientific or research significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Well provenanced
Last modified
Sunday, 24 May, 2026
Completeness
100
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Promissory note from James Doran
Promissory note from James Doran

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