James Erskine Calder - letterbooks, ca.1822-1857
James Erskine Calder - letterbooks, ca.1822-1857
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1822-1833, 1835, 1839, 1842-1851, 1857
Call Numbers
A 589 - A 592
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
4 volumes - 0.13 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Arrangement
Within each bound volume the papers are arranged mainly in chronological order. The volumes overlap in period.
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 3321, frames 1-231 (A 589).
Microfilm : CY 3321, frames 232-303 (A 590).
Microfilm : CY 3322, frames 1-250 (A 591).
Microfilm : CY 3322, frames 251-299 (A 592).
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A 589
30 Jun. 1842 - 14 Aug. 1847; Copy of letters and memorandum by Calder mainly to the Surveyor General regarding general business, salary, surveying, applications for deeds of grants, provisions, and exploration. Includes copies of Surveyor General's letter to the Colonial Secretary (1843); maps (land granted to William Murray and sub-divi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
James Erskine Calder - letterbooks, ca.1822-1857
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Volumes were rebound into new covers at an unknown date.
A 589 bears watermark, "Ansell / 1840"
A 590, A 591, & A 592 are reversible, as they have been used from the front and back.
A 590 bears watermark, "A. Cowan & Son / 1844"
A 591 has various pages added into the volume. One document bears watermark, "Warren & Son / 1847". Other ev...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
Hugh Cotton, born in England, was an engineer and surveyor. In 1842 he was appointed Deputy-Surveyor-General in Van Diemen's Land but worked as an irrigation engineer throughout the depression until the post was restored in 1847. Under Governor Denison's patronage, Cotton was responsible for and managed the trigonometrical survey of Tasmania.
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 589 - A 592
Record Identifier
YdmdqEp9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmdqEp9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
430360
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