Ludwig Leichhardt letter from the Colonial Secretary, 25 June 1846
Ludwig Leichhardt letter from the Colonial Secretary, 25 June 1846
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Date
25 June 1846
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 620
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder of textual material - 35 cm. - manuscript, typescript
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Item 1
a. Letter from E. Deas Thomson, Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 25 June 1846, reagarding gratuity to Leichhardt and his party for the successful expedition to Port Essington
Item 2
b. Another copy. Typescript
Alternative Titles
Full title
Ludwig Leichhardt letter from the Colonial Secretary, 25 June 1846
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Notes
General note
Transferred from DLSPENCER 620
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
Administrative / Biographical history
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, 1813-1848, naturalist and explorer, was born in Germany and arrived in Sydney in February 1842. In 1844-5 he led an expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, and in 1848 disappeared when leading an expedition to cross to Swan River. No evidence showing conclusively what happened to the expedition has been...
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Call Numbers
DLMSQ 620
Record Identifier
1l4dNXz1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dNXz1
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Reference code
947178
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