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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Promissory note from Charles Sims

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Charles Sims

1867

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on paper

Historical information

Charles Sims (1832-96) was a farm labourer convicted of firing a barn and sent to Western Australia in 1855 (no.3310). He later become farm manager for the Hamersleys at Well Station on the Back Flats at Greenough.
John McKissock (1817-?) had numerous convictions of theft and was sent to Western Australia in 1864 (no.7786). He worked for numerous people at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1669

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

178 mm

Height or length

114 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Well Station May the 21 1867
to Mr J S Maley
Sir please to let the Bearer John McKissock have 1-14-0 in stores
Chas Sims
Entd 21/5/67 V Trew

Contextual Information

Despite working for numerous people, this is the only note associated with McKissock in the archives.

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Walkaway
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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