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Invoice to Mr Robson from John Fox

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1862

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written invoice in ink on a scrap of grey paper.

Historical information

John Fox, convict no.4951 continued his trade as a butcher after being transported to Western Australia.
Thomas Robson was a blacksmith at Toodyay.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2258

Item type

Documents

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

87 mm

Height or length

66 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Mr Robson Ap 26th/62
Ap 5th 8½ lb Beef “ 4 3
8th 2¼ Mutton “ 1 1½
22 2½ Mutton “ 1 4
“ 6 8½

Contextual information

This is one of 16 documents in the archives associated with John Fox. It provides evidence of where he worked and that he continued his trade.

Keywords

Butcher

Place made

Toodyay, 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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Invoice to Mr Robson from John Fox

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