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Store order from Joseph Fogarty

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Joseph Fogarty

1870

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note containing a shopping list

Historical information

This letter was written by Joseph Fogarty (b.1835), a farmer at Greenough. It is believed the Culloton mentioned is Thomas (b.c1819, d. 1906) also a farmer at Greenough. The initials W.A. refer to William Adlam (1845-1915) who worked as a clerk in J.S. Maley's store at Greenough.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1802

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

113 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Noonduterra May 27th 1870
Mr Maley please send by Culloton one pound Blue, two pounds mixed nails seven yards scarlet braid for binding & two pounds of Coffee berries & pack of cards and place the same to my account
Joseph Fogarty
27/5/70 W.A.

Contextual information

We have close to a thousand similar notes in the Maley Mill and Store Archives. This one is interesting because it shows the diverse range of goods sold in Maley's Store.

Keywords

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Friday, 26 November, 2021

Completeness

100

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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