Documents and letters to Francois Serveille concerning supplying clothing and material to King Temoa...
Documents and letters to Francois Serveille concerning supplying clothing and material to King Temoana, Queen Taiaoka and other dignitaries of the Marquesas Islands, 7 February 1843-18 August 1846
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Author / Creator
Date
7 February 1843-18 August 1846
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 601
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Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume of textual material (74 p.) - 33 cm. - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2782, frames 271-308
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes letters to Francois Serveille, tailor, of Paris, from Raymond Legrand of the Ministry of the Marine and Colonies, and documents signed by Serveille, Baron R.A. Mackau and Admiral F.T. Trehouart. Included among these documents are detailed accounts of the costumes clothes and material to be supplied for King Temoana, Queen Taiaoka, the High...
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Full title
Documents and letters to Francois Serveille concerning supplying clothing and material to King Temoana, Queen Taiaoka and other dignitaries of the Marquesas Islands, 7 February 1843-18 August 1846
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Descriptions of the collection, including that of A.H. Spencer are filed at DLMSQ 601n.
Sir William Dixson's translations of p.1, 'No. 1 Box for the Marquesas Islands', p. 15 'List of dresses', and pp. 23 and 43 letters from Legrand to Serveille are filed with Sir William Dixson's notes.
Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 601
Record Identifier
16AJ68Vn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJ68Vn
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Reference code
944762
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