Papers mainly relating to the Raine family and Eliza Dunlop, 1821-1870
Papers mainly relating to the Raine family and Eliza Dunlop, 1821-1870
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Date
1821-1870
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10156
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Contents
Comprises letters, lists of goods and household items, and original poems. Three of Thomas Raine's letters concern his early mercantile enterprises and provide a snapshot of his business affairs at a time when he was experiencing difficulties owing to the depressed market, especially in wheat, and facing financial ruin. His other two letters were w...
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Full title
Papers mainly relating to the Raine family and Eliza Dunlop, 1821-1870
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Author / Creator
Notes
Conservation note
Some letters have remnants of wax seals
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Elizabeth Sherborne, April 2018
Collection history
Purchased at auction by the donor's mother
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Raine (1793-1860) made six voyages to Australia in the convict transport Surry, the first as a junior officer and the remainder as captain. Between voyages he engaged in various mercantile enterprises. In the 1820s he founded, in partnership with ship surgeon, David Ramsay, the Sydney firm of Raine & Ramsay, general merchants, shipowners and...
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MLMSS 10156
Record Identifier
YK5rqKXn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5rqKXn
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Reference code
9614589
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