Series 06: Sarah Bass papers
Series 06: Sarah Bass papers
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1797-1803
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MLMSS 6544/6 (Safe 1/187)
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Textual material - manuscript
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Microfilm : CY 3970, frames 504-524 (MLMSS 6544/6, filed at Safe 1/187)
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1797-1803; Correspondence with her son George Bass. Four letters, three written by George Bass and one by Sarah Bass:
1. Autograph letter signed by Sarah Bass, Lincoln, 6 July 1797, with additions 22 July 1797, in which she advises George to reconsider his plans to leave the Navy and enquires after his 'patient Benlong' [Bennelong]
2. Inco...
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Series 06: Sarah Bass papers
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Sarah Bass (nee Newman) was born at Frampton, Lincolnshire in 1736. When she married George Bass (senior) she went to live on the Bass family farm at Aswarby, not far from her parental home. Her husband died in 1777, leaving her to care for their only child George who was then six years old. Sarah and young George moved to the nearby town of Bosto...
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MLMSS 6544/6 (Safe 1/187)
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YezVe779
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezVe779
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395397
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