Three letters to Charles Cox from David Collins, Edward Lord and George Collins
Three letters to Charles Cox from David Collins, Edward Lord and George Collins
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1809-1810
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MLMSS 10469
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0.38 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)
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Out of copyright
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Three manuscript letters received by Charles Cox from June 1809 to November 1810 concerning the financial affairs and death of David Collins, first Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen’s Land. The pages are damp stained and scorched, with paper loss at edges and consequent loss of some words.
1) Autograph letter from David Collins, Lieutenant G...
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Three letters to Charles Cox from David Collins, Edward Lord and George Collins
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Purchased by the vendor from a private collection
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Purchased from Hordern House, April 2019
Administrative / Biographical history
David Collins, 1756-1810, deputy judge advocate and lieutenant-governor, was born on 3 March 1756 in London. In 1786 Collins accepted an appointment with the First Fleet as Deputy Judge Advocate of the new colony to be established at Botany Bay and of the marine detachment. He returned to England in 1796. On 4 January 1803 he was commissioned lieu...
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MLMSS 10469
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Yj7oyNL9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7oyNL9
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9637118
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