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Contra account for John Fox

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c. 1863

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

List written in pencil on blue paper.

Historical information

John Fox, convict no.4951 continued his trade as a butcher after being transported to Western Australia.
Michael Brownrigg, convict no.2563 also worked for Drummond at Toodyay, and like Fox, also moved to the Champion Bay district.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2769

Item type

Documents

Material

Paper

Width

99 mm

Height or length

325 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

By cash P20 " "
By order Matthews 3 13 6
By Martin order 1 " "
By order Brownrigg 1 " "
By cash 1 " "
26 13 6
20 1 6
6 12
Recd cash 10 1 6
3 " "
7 " "
Received of Mr Drummond
3lb Pork " 3 "
4 Mutton " 2 4
3 Pork " 3 "
2 1/4 Pork " 2 3
3 Pork " 5 1 1/2
1 Sheep .... at ..lb " 18 4
1/2 Tobacco " 2 6
1/2 do " 3 "
1 Shirt " 4 "
2 3 6 1/2
3 1/2 Bacon 4 10 1/2
3 4 5

Contextual information

This is one of 16 documents associated with John Fox that were left at Maley's Store after Fox's death in 1866.
This is the only document that mentions Brownrigg in the Maley Mill & Store Archives.

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Last modified

Saturday, 30 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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Contra account for John Fox

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