Josiah Spencer letters and letter fragments to Bessie Perry of Bendemeer, 1870-ca. 1879
Josiah Spencer letters and letter fragments to Bessie Perry of Bendemeer, 1870-ca. 1879
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1870-ca. 1901, predominant 1870-1879
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MLMSS 8697
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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These letters and letter fragments are written to Bessie Perry from Uralla, Gostwyck, Walcha, Tamworth, Urunga and Grafton as well as from Hawkchurch in England and
en route to Cyprus. He discusses his missionary work in rural New South Wales, the problems of travel, their forthcoming marriage and people he visits on his pastoral travels, 1870...
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Josiah Spencer letters and letter fragments to Bessie Perry of Bendemeer, 1870-ca. 1879
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Purchased from Mayfly Ephemera on 24 August, 2010
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Josiah Spencer was born in 1841 in England. By 1870 he was the Rector at Christ Church in Grafton. He married Bessie Perry from Bendemeer in 1871. He was appointed the Chaplain in Cyprus in 1879 and was also the Inspector of schools. In 1896 he became the Archdeacon in Cyprus. He died in April 1901.
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MLMSS 8697
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9PQ8XAXn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQ8XAXn
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994926
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