George Caley autographed letters signed to Governor King, 22 February 1803, from Parramatta, New Sou...
George Caley autographed letters signed to Governor King, 22 February 1803, from Parramatta, New South Wales, requesting boxes for the despatch of plants to England
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1803
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MLMSS 5600
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1 folder of textual material
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Microfilm : CY 2702, frames 1-9
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George Caley autographed letters signed to Governor King, 22 February 1803, from Parramatta, New South Wales, requesting boxes for the despatch of plants to England
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (4-233C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Born in Yorkshire George Caley 1770-1829 begun life as a stable boy. He developed an interest in botany at an early age and with assistance from Sir Joseph Banks obtained a post as a gardener at Chelsea and Kew. Caley took up Bank's offer of employment as a botanical collector in New South Wales. For 15 shillings a week and provisions on the public...
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MLMSS 5600
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9AL4ZJ5Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4ZJ5Y
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918253
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