Phillip Parker King to John Wilson Croker, 1 Oct. 1817
Phillip Parker King to John Wilson Croker, 1 Oct. 1817
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Date
1 Oct. 1817
Call Numbers
MLDOC 920
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : MAV/FM3/772 (MLDOC 920)
Finding aids
Read transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a336.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Autograph letter, signed, to J.W. Croker, secretary to the Admiralty, in which Phillip Parker King advises of his arrival in Sydney and the preparations for his survey of the Australian coast. He reports the arrival of the Mermaid from India and his hopes that Lachlan Macquarie will purchase the ship for his survey. King also includes particulars...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Phillip Parker King to John Wilson Croker, 1 Oct. 1817
Variant title
Information upgraded from Manuscripts MLDOCs (4-125B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Digital order no: Album ID : 823915
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Maggs Bros., London, in 1965
Administrative / Biographical history
Phillip Parker King (1791-1856) was the son of Governor Philip Gidley King. He surveyed the Australian coast from 1817 to 1822 in the cutter Mermaid and the Bathurst.
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MLDOC 920
Record Identifier
9gkdxAJ9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdxAJ9
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Reference code
421586
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