Norton Smith & Co papers of David Berry, together with the papers of Alexander Berry, John Berry and...
Norton Smith & Co papers of David Berry, together with the papers of Alexander Berry, John Berry and the trustees of the estates of David Berry and Sir John Hay, 1808-1946
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Date
1808-1946
Call Numbers
A 5375
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Contents
6 boxes of textual material
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Fonds
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Contents
I. PAPERS OF ALEXANDER BERRY, 1808-1870
A. Correspondence
1833-1854; Correspondence, mainly concerning the acquisition of land on Sydney's North Shore and in the Shoalhaven district (Call No.: A 5375/1)
B. Will of Alexander Berry
1834; Will of Alexander Berry, 17 May 1834 [2 copies] (Call No.: A 5375/1)
C. Papers concerning lan...
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Full title
Norton Smith & Co papers of David Berry, together with the papers of Alexander Berry, John Berry and the trustees of the estates of David Berry and Sir John Hay, 1808-1946
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Notes
General note
This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
This collection is part of Norton Smith & Co. Records - client's documents. When in the possession of Norton Smith & Co. the papers were kept in tin 114.
A Guide to the records of Norton Smith & Co. is available in the Mit...
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-54B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Administrative / Biographical history
Alexander Berry (1781-1873) in partnership with Edward Wollstonecraft (1783-1832) acquired land grants on the Shoalhaven, NSW, in 1822. Wollstonecraft also owned property on the North Shore of Sydney. Wollstonecraft died in 1832 leaving his estate to his sister Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Berry. Elizabeth Berry died in 1845 and her property pass...
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Call Numbers
A 5375
Record Identifier
92eV2rNY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eV2rNY
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Reference code
423073
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