John Brown - Papers, ca.1821, 1832-1867
John Brown - Papers, ca.1821, 1832-1867
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1821, 1832-1867
Call Numbers
A 271/1-3 ; A 272
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
4 volumes - 0.22 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
Drawings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
The volumes overlap in period and subject matter.
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1189, frames 1-90 (A 271/1)
Microfilm : CY 1189, frames 91-488 (A 271/2)
Microfilm : CY 1190, frames 1-393 (A 271/3)
Microfilm : CY 1191, frames 1-360 (A 272)
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
A 271/1:
1835-1836; Diary, 23 Feb. 1835 - 30 May 1835; [in another hand?], 11 Feb. 1834 - 3 Jul. 1836, including transits and directions by period. (Call No.: A 271/1: Issue CY 1189)
A 271/2:
1832-1837; Contains financial documents and correspondence. Includes list of revenue and expenditure for Van Diemens Land, 1833; Colonial re...
Alternative Titles
Full title
John Brown - Papers, ca.1821, 1832-1867
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A 272 bound by Corbett Binder, City Chambers, 243 Pitt Street, Sydney.
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover of each volume.
Copied onto preservation microfilm, Jan. 1988.
Signature / Inscriptions
South Australian Papers embossed on spine of volumes
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
John Brown, emigrant agent and company manager, joined the South Australian colonizing movement, in 1834. He arrived in the colony in 1836 to become the official Immigration Officer assisting new settlers with employment. Brown figured prominently in disputes over the separation of powers in the South Australian Act and was the first colonial offic...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 271/1-3 ; A 272
Record Identifier
9gkdWMv9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdWMv9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
423231
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