Colonel Addenbrook - letter received from John Mawe, 19 June 18?
Colonel Addenbrook - letter received from John Mawe, 19 June 18?
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MLDOC 1083
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1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Fonds
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View transcript of letter - http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a128405.html
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Letter to Colonel Addenbrook, A.D.C. to Prince Leopold, from John Mawe, London, 19 June 18?. Mawe requests Addenbrook to inform His Royal Highness that he has for sale a collection of shells formerly the property of the late Admiral Bligh, Governor of New South Wales.
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Colonel Addenbrook - letter received from John Mawe, 19 June 18?
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General note
In 1822 William Swainson compiled a catalogue of the shell collection which he described as 'the celebrated collection of the late Mrs. Bligh'.
Digital order no:a128405
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts MLDOCs (4-133B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Winifred A. Myers, February 1967
Administrative / Biographical history
John Mawe (1764-1829), mineralogist and former sailor, established a shop in the Strand in 1811. He wrote books about mineralogy, conchology and his travels in South America.
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MLDOC 1083
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9AL4jRoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4jRoY
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423955
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