Jonathan Wathen - Letter received from William Hill, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26 July 1790 (copy m...
Jonathan Wathen - Letter received from William Hill, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26 July 1790 (copy made in 1791)
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Date
1790-1791
Call Numbers
SAFE/MLMSS 6821 (Safe 1/195)
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4036, frames 27-35 (MLMSS 6821, filed at Safe 1/195)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a136.html
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Copy of a letter addressed to Jonathan Wathen Esq., Bond Court, Walbrook, London. The copy was made by T Baker and is dated 24 Dec 1791. On this copy the recipient's name is spelt Watham; it is spelt Wathen on the original letter written by Hill which is held in the Public Record Office, London. Baker's copy shows minor differences in wording and...
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Full title
Jonathan Wathen - Letter received from William Hill, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26 July 1790 (copy made in 1791)
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Digital order no:Album ID : 823582...
Contextual Information
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Acquired from Tim McCormick in 1992
Administrative / Biographical history
William Hill was Second Captain of the New South Wales Corps and commander of the detachment on the transport Surprize which brought convicts to New South Wales with the Second Fleet. The Surprize left England on 17 January 1790 and arrived in Sydney on 26 June. During 1791 Hill served on Norfolk Island where he quarrelled with several officers. In...
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Call Numbers
SAFE/MLMSS 6821 (Safe 1/195)
Record Identifier
9yMWVyx9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yMWVyx9
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Reference code
402753
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