Letters from Francis Halhed to Alfred Caswell, 1839-1845
Letters from Francis Halhed to Alfred Caswell, 1839-1845
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1839-1845
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MLMSS 10266
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0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Out of copyright : Author(s) died more than 70 years ago
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Contents
Three autographed handwritten letters from Francis Halhed, 1839-1845, early colonial NSW farmer, to his cousin, Alfred Caswall, in London.
1. Three-and-a-half foolscap page letter, dated 10 December 1839. Halhed describes the first year on his sheep station and his expenses in setting it up. He describes being ill with dysentery and compla...
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Full title
Letters from Francis Halhed to Alfred Caswell, 1839-1845
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Source
Purchased from Matthew Fishburn (Lanterne Rouge Press), September 2017
Collection history
Captain T.G.S. Ward owned each of the letters at some point. The three letters on offer have now been located by Matt Fishburn from other sources: the first (dated 1839) via a UK auction house; the second (1840) from a Sydney collector; and the last (1845) from a Canadian collector.
Administrative / Biographical history
Francis Halhed (1804-1880) made the voyage from England to Australia aboard the East India ship the Neptune, 1836-1837. Halhed attempted sheep-raising at Wandsworth station, Guyra, New England. Finding colonial entrepreneurship more difficult than expected, Halhed returned to England in 1845. Born in Yateley, Hampshire, Francis was the eighth son o...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 10266
Record Identifier
YdmWNPQ9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmWNPQ9
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9583907
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