Series 04: Elizabeth Bass - papers
Series 04: Elizabeth Bass - papers
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Date
1801-1803
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6544/4 (Safe 1/187)
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Textual material - manuscript
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1801-1803; Correspondence with her husband George Bass.
21 letters and one draft; 14 autograph letters signed by George Bass addressed to 'Betsy', 'Bess', from Venus, off the coast of Brazil, Cape of Good Hope, Port Jackson (5), Matavai Bay, Otaheite [Tahiti], off Morokoi, Sandwich Islands [Molokai, Hawaiian Islands], Sydney Cove; 7 autograph...
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Full title
Series 04: Elizabeth Bass - papers
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General note
CY 3970, frames 358-472 (MLMSS 6544/4, filed at Safe 1/187)
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Elizabeth Bass (1768-1824) was the eldest daughter of William and Susanna Waterhouse. She married George Bass at St James Church, London on 8 October 1800. They lived together for only a few months before George Bass sailed for Port Jackson in January 1801. Elizabeth wrote 29 letters to George Bass.
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 6544/4 (Safe 1/187)
Record Identifier
94R5GNK1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94R5GNK1
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395395
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