Journal of Anna Josepha King, 20 November 1799-15 April 1800, transcribed from the microfilmed copy...
Journal of Anna Josepha King, 20 November 1799-15 April 1800, transcribed from the microfilmed copy by Nancy Tayler and Merrilyn Minter
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20 November 1799-15 April 1800, transcribed 1992-1994
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MLMSS 8565
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - typescript
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Typed transcript of the journal that Anna Josepha King kept on the voyage from London to Sydney in 1799-1800. Anna describes the voyage, commenting on the weather and events on the ship, including her husband's health and the behaviour of the women convicts.
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Journal of Anna Josepha King, 20 November 1799-15 April 1800, transcribed from the microfilmed copy by Nancy Tayler and Merrilyn Minter
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A manuscript transcription made by P.N. Lethbridge in 1897, is located at C 185/2. Another manuscript transcription, in an unknown hand, is included in the King family papers located at MLMSS 1973X (microfilm CY 2253).
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Presented by Mrs Merrilyn Minter
Administrative / Biographical history
Anna Josepha King (1765-1844) married Philip Gidley King in 1791 and went with him to Norfolk Island, returning to England in 1796. In 1799 King was appointed lieutenant-governor of New South Wales and they sailed to Sydney with their youngest child Elizabeth on the 'Speedy', captained by George Quested.
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MLMSS 8565
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9PQ8PZrn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQ8PZrn
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981155
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