Bettington family papers, 1861-1889
Bettington family papers, 1861-1889
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1885-1889
Call Numbers
A 4060 , A 4061
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
4 volumes of textual material (3 are in 1 box)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
12 letters to Mrs James Brindley Bettington nee Rebecca Lawson and to her youngest daughter Susanna Caroline 1861-1876, 2 albums of photographs, and letterbooks of the William Lawson Estate Trust April 1885-April 1889
Series 01: to Mrs James Brindley Bettington
1. from her son James Brindley describing the death of his brother, John Hensh...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Bettington family papers, 1861-1889
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Keyword subjects:
Trusts and trustees
Estate planning
Signature / Inscriptions
One of the albums is inscribed 'To Miss Bettington...19-2-73' and was probably Susan Ghest's album
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-23A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Papers presented by B. G. Wright
Administrative / Biographical history
Papers were presented by B. G. Wright and came from the estate of Daisy Ghest, daughter of Susan and last surviving member of the Lawson family. They included a photograph of a bust of James Brindley Bettington now filed at P1, a miniature probably of Mrs Wm Lawson now filed with Miniatures and 2 daguerreotypes also filed there of a young man proba...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 4060 , A 4061
Record Identifier
9AL4645Y
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4645Y
Other Identifiers
Reference code
931818
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