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Store order from William Shepperd

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William Shepperd

c. 1875

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written note on paper. Insect damage to lower left corner.

Historical information

We don't know much about the author of this note, William Sheppherd, other than he was the son of a Pensioner Guard and that he married Mary Slavin (daughter of a Pensioner Guard) on 24/12/1873 at Greenough.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2224

Item type

Letters

Themes

Social History

Material

Writing Paper

Width

110 mm

Height or length

178 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Please Mr Maley Send by the bearer one bag Sugar 58lbs two tins coffee four lbs currants two tins of jahm anything but red currant half dozen cups and saucers 1 packet of spice
William Sheppard
WA

Contextual information

We have only two notes written by Shepperd in the Maley Mill & Store Archives. From them we know he was at Greenough c1873-77.
From the ingredients listed, it looks like he was preparing for a social function.

Keywords

Maley

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

c. 1875

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative