Sir Edmund Barton papers, 1868-1919, together with Barton family papers, 1832-1867
Sir Edmund Barton papers, 1868-1919, together with Barton family papers, 1832-1867
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1832 - 1919
Call Numbers
MLMSS 249
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
5 volumes of textual material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : Index to correspondents); CY 1063, frames 1-233 (MLMSS 249/2: Correspondence, 1832-1867, of William Barton, the elder & younger); CY 2450, frames 17-383 (MLMSS 249/3-4: Correspondence, 1887-1919); CY 2534, frames 1-205 (MLMSS 249/5: Misc. papers, 1868-1902)
Finding aids
Click here to view index to correspondents - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/mss249.pdf
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Index to correspondents compiled in the Mitchell Library. [Click on link below to view index to correspondents.] (Call No.: MLMSS 249/1)
I. William Barton, the elder
1832-1845; Letters received concerning land, share dealings and mortgages (Call No.: MLMSS 249/2)
II. William Barton, the younger
1852-1867; Correspondence ma...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir Edmund Barton papers, 1868-1919, together with Barton family papers, 1832-1867
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-188C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
William Barton, the elder, came to Australia from London in 1824 as the first resident secretary and accountant of the Australian Agricultural Company. He resigned in 1832 and became a financial agent and sharebroker. William's wife, Mary Louisa, nee Whydah, ran a school for girls in Sydney in the 1860's.
William Barton, the younger, represente...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 249
Record Identifier
1LjRwd49
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjRwd49
Other Identifiers
Reference code
422375
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