Thomas Sloman letters received from family members, 1833-1843
Thomas Sloman letters received from family members, 1833-1843
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1833-1843
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9880
Record Identifier
Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
0.30 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Arranged by correspondent
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed : Authors have been deceased for more than 50 years
Rights and Restrictions Information : No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
Physical Access Conditions
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Collection contains letters from members of Sloman family to Bathurst settler Thomas Sloman relating to the daily life and financial struggles of a frontier pastoralist in New South Wales, 1833-1843. Includes letters from his father and siblings offering advice about his business and personal life, especially in relation to finding a suitable wife...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Thomas Sloman letters received from family members, 1833-1843
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Notes
Conservation note
Letters are brittle. Some pages are torn, with pieces missing or detached. There are stains and signs of yellowing.
Description source
The contents list is adapted from an inventory in the library correspondence file.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Hordern House, 12 July 2016
Collection history
Following the decease of Thomas Sloman, the letters passed to his daughters, and in due course were divided amongst his grandaughters and detailed in self-published book Letters to Tom by Joan Thomas (Avalon Beach, 1995). According to Hordern House, letters were purchased through a dealer from a private collection. About 6 of the 23 letters are re...
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Martin Sloman (1811-1902), banker and pastoralist, was born on 29 May 1811 at Exeter, England, the eldest son of Samuel George Sloman (d. 1846), a wine merchant of Exeter with business in Portugal. Brother Samuel Sloman was an Exeter physician. In November 1833 he arrived in Sydney in the Ann, bringing letters of introduction to Rev. Samuel...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9880
Record Identifier
YezWPxb9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezWPxb9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1001603
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