Letter from John Oxley to Richard Fitzgerald

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Letter from John Oxley to Richard Fitzgerald

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Letter from John Oxley to Richard Fitzgerald

About this item

Full title

Letter from John Oxley to Richard Fitzgerald

Author / Creator

Fitzgerald, Richard, 1772-1840

Date

4 November 1825

Call Numbers

MLMSS 10468

Record Identifier

1wNrdzOn

Reference Code

9627466

Formats

Manuscripts

Physical Description

Contents

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

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Fonds

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Copying Conditions

Out of copyright

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Autograph letter from John Oxley, Surveyor General, to Richard Fitzgerald of Windsor, dated 4 November 1825, with accompanying envelope. This letter is a response by Oxley, on behalf of the governor, Sir Thomas Brisbane, to a request by Fitzgerald for a grant of land (adjoining Fitzgerald’s land at Rylstone) on which to graze a herd of cattle belon...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Letter from John Oxley to Richard Fitzgerald

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Fitzgerald, Richard, 1772-1840

Author / Artists

Oxley, John, 1783-1828

Notes

Object History

Purchased by vendor from a private collection

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from Smalls Auctions, December 2018

Administrative / Biographical history

John Oxley was Surveyor-General of New South Wales from 1812 to 1828.

Reference:
E. W. Dunlop, 'Oxley, John Joseph (1784–1828)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oxley-john-joseph-2530/text3431...