Dr Lang's ledger and letter book, 1846, by John Hunter Baillie, 1846-1847
Dr Lang's ledger and letter book, 1846, by John Hunter Baillie, 1846-1847
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1846-1847
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MLMSS 10103
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0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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A ledger and letter book consisting of 74 unbound pages, dating from 1846-1847. The ledger and letters contain accounts, correspondence, memoranda, messages, and some miscellaneous literary extracts, in the handwriting of John Hunter Baillie and was written at the time that Baillie was managing Dr John Dunmore Lang’s affairs.
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Dr Lang's ledger and letter book, 1846, by John Hunter Baillie, 1846-1847
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Source
Purchased from Sydney Rare Book Auctions (Paul Feain), June 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
John Hunter Baillie (1818–1854), was a Scots Presbyterian churchman and banker, born in Hamilton, Scotland who emigrated to New South Wales in 1841.
Through Dr John Dunmore Lang, Hunter Baillie secured a job as sub-editor of the Colonial Observer, and was appointed to manage Dr Lang's business and financial affairs in his absence.
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MLMSS 10103
Record Identifier
9arWPpZn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arWPpZn
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9609316
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