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Order for Port Wine from Joseph Fogarty

Joseph Fogarty
1878
Subcollections
Maley Mill and Store Archives
Overview

hand written note on paper, some insect damage to edges, has been folded, two punched holes in each folded sheet.

Historical information

Joseph Fogarty (1835-?) was a farmer at Greenough and married to Henrietta Auchenlick.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB2175
Item type
Letters
Material
Writing Paper
Width
226 mm
Height or length
179 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

August 12th 1878
Mr Maley Please send me a gallon of the best Port Wine you have for my wife and you will oblige
yours truly
Joseph Fogarty
Mr J.S. Maley

Contextual information

Whilst there are several other notes from Joseph Fogarty in the Maley Mill & Store Archives, this is the only one that makes reference to his wife.

Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
1878
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Well provenanced
Last modified
Saturday, 12 August, 2023
Completeness
100
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Order for Port Wine from Joseph Fogarty
Order for Port Wine from Joseph Fogarty

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