Duncan Campbell papers, 1766-1802
Duncan Campbell papers, 1766-1802
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1766-1802
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Physical Description
Contents
0.49 metres of textual material (5 boxes)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three record series
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 01
Business letter books, 2 Mar. 1772 - 31 Dec. 1794
SERIES 02
Private letter books, 25 Oct. 1766-17 Oct. 1797
SERIES 03
Miscellaneous papers, 1776-1802
Alternative Titles
Full title
Duncan Campbell papers, 1766-1802
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
One of W.D. Campbell notebooks contains a list of the family papers. It shows that many are lost. W.D. Campbell told Dr Mackaness that the other papers were burnt while in the furniture store -- Mitchell Library Correspondence, 3/8/1951.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Dr George Mackaness, 13 September 1951
Administrative / Biographical history
Merchant, shipowner and contractor served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy before setting up in the West Indian trade. In 1753 he married Rebecca Campbell whose father owned a plantation in Jamaica which he inheritted. In 1758 he became a junior partner of John Stewart who posessed the government contracts to tranpsort convicts from London and ot...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
92eVALPY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVALPY
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Reference code
824679
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