Henry Gillett papers
Henry Gillett papers
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Date
1848-1870
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MLMSS 10460
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0.05 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Out of copyright
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Contents
Memorandum book with brief entries recording Gillett’s daily activities, and loose pages from an account book in which he records his business dealings with other businessmen around the Clarence and Tweed Rivers, and in Sydney, 1848-1870.
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Henry Gillett papers
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Presented by John Beaton, August 2017
Administrative / Biographical history
Henry Gillett (1801-1880), a shipwright by trade, was born in Cork, Ireland and arrived in Sydney in 1828. He settled at Kissing Point on the Parramatta River and commenced shipbuilding. Among the ships he built was the schooner 'Susan'. In 1836 he accompanied the 'Susan' on a voyage to the Clarence River to obtain a cargo of cedar. In 1841 Gillett...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 10460
Record Identifier
YzOm0av9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOm0av9
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1011026
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