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Series 5: King family - Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832

Series 5: King family - Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832

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Series 5: King family - Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832

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Full title

Series 5: King family - Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832

Date

1793-1832

Call Numbers

SAFE/MLMSS 4530/Box 2 (Safe 1/326)

Record Identifier

9arGkNEn

Reference Code

7507
Physical Description

Contents

0.06 metres of textual material (5 folders) - 24.0 x 35.5 cm - manuscript

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Level of description

Series

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Copying Conditions

Out of copyright

Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Microfilm : CY 3736, frames 1-126 (MLMSS 4530/2)

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Scope and Contents

Contents

MLMSS 4530/2/1-4
1810-1830; Commissions of appointment to various ships, 28 Feb. 1814-25 Feb. 1830

MLMSS 4530/2/5-14
1810-1814; References from more senior officers, 11 Feb. 1810-21 Jan. 1814

MLMSS 4530/2/15-24
1793-1856; Legal papers. Includes a copy, 1793, of entry in baptism register giving particulars of P.P. King's b...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Series 5: King family - Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

Phillip Parker King, 1791-1856, the only son of Philip Gidley and Anna Josepha King, was born on Norfolk Island and entered the Navy in 1807. After service on various ships he was appointed a lieutenant, and in 1817 he returned to New South Wales where he surveyed the coast in four voyages. He was promoted to commander and returned to England in...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

SAFE/MLMSS 4530/Box 2 (Safe 1/326)

Record Identifier

9arGkNEn

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arGkNEn

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Reference code

7507

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