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J. Richards' invoice for meat from John Fox

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1861

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written account in ink on blue paper.

Historical information

John Fox, convict no.4951 worked as a butcher at Toodyay.
John Richards was a boot maker at Toodyay.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2260

Item type

Documents

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

96 mm

Height or length

167 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

/61
Mr J Richards
Dr To J Fox
Ballance of Bill “ 12 “
June 1st 1s ¼ lbs Beef “ 5 1½
4th - Beef - “ 5 3
6th – 5 Pork “ 5 “
8th – 11½ Beef “ 6 8½
12th – 8 Beef “ 4 8
15th11 3/6 Mutton “ 6 7½
“ 4 Feet “ 4 8
16th 5½ Pork “ 5 6
25th 4½ leg mutton “ 2 7½
27th 12 Beef “ 6 6
3 2 8½
Paid By cash 1 “ “
₤2 2 8

Contextual information

There are 16 documents associated with John Fox that were left in Maley's Store. This invoice provides evidence of what work Fox undertook and where.

Keywords

Toodyay

Place made

Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Last modified

Monday, 25 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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J. Richards' invoice for meat from John Fox

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