Order for flour from Ann Watson

1865
Overview

hand written letter on paper with a thistle watermark

Historical information

Ann Watson (1836-1915) (nee Arnold) was the wife of Police Constable Joseph Watson. He owned farm land at Strawberry in what is now the Shire of Irwin.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1454
Item type
Material
Width
108 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Stawberry 30th/8/65
Mr Mahalia Sir,
you will please to forward to me by the bearer 1 bag of Flour please to find it good and you will oblige
Anne Watson
Sir Mr Watson is away

Contextual Information

This letter provides an indicator of the extent of the region to whom Maley provided flour. The increasing number of farmers settling in the Irwin District probably encouraged Maley to build a flour mill at Dongara in 1866/67.
Of the many variations on the spelling of Maley's name, this writer has the most elaborate.

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Irwin
Western Australia
Australia
Year
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Well provenanced
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Order for flour from Anne Watson
Order for flour from Ann Watson dated 30 August 1865.

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