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Promissory note from J.W. Waldeck for George Biggerstaff

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Joshua Waldeck

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note in ink on yellow paper with a SUPER SATIN watermark

Historical information

Joshua Watts Waldeck was John Maley's brother-in-law and a farmer at Greenough.
George Biggerstaff (or Bickerstaff or Biggenstaff) was convict no.2859.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1799

Item type

Documents

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

177 mm

Height or length

115 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Flats May 18/70
Mr Maley please let George Biggerstaff have what he recires and send me the list and you will Oblige
J.W. Waldeck
18/5/70 W.A.

Contextual information

This note provides further evidence that Biggerstaff worked for various members of the Waldeck family.
It is the only piece of yellow paper in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

Keywords

Promissory Note

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 29 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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Promissory note from J.W. Waldeck for George Biggerstaff

Promissory note from J.W. Waldeck for George Biggerstaff

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