Mort family papers mainly of the Mort and Weston families, ca.1066-1943, transcribed with connecting...
Mort family papers mainly of the Mort and Weston families, ca.1066-1943, transcribed with connecting narrative by Eirene Mort, 1964
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MLMSS 1462 , MLMSS 1462/vol. 4X
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1 volume, 1 outsize volume, 1 box and 2 folders of textual material - manuscript
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Papers of the Mort and Weston families, transcribed with a connecting narrative by Eirene Mort.
VOLUME 1, BOX 2 and FOLDER 3
[I]. Mort Family, 1761-1906. Contains extracts from letters by Thomas, Henry and James Mort; papers on Mort & Co., and Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. (MLMSS 1462/1-3).
VOLUME 4X
[II]. Weston Family, c.1066-192...
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Mort family papers mainly of the Mort and Weston families, ca.1066-1943, transcribed with connecting narrative by Eirene Mort, 1964
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Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue 1
eRecords 2010-2011
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Donated by Miss Eirene Mort
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Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, 1816-1878, pioneer merchant, came to Sydney from England in 1838 and established his own business as auctioneer-broker in 1843. George Edward Nicholas Weston, 1800-1856, first came to Australia in 1829 and married Blanche Johnston, daughter of Lieut.-Colonel George Johnston. He built Horsley at Fairfield, N.S.W.
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MLMSS 1462 , MLMSS 1462/vol. 4X
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94RxrKK1
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422547
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