Wentworth family papers, 1785-1827
Wentworth family papers, 1785-1827
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Date
1785-1827
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0.99 metres of textual material (17 vols. including 1 outsize item) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Microfilm
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 1
Wentworth family correspondence, 1785-1880
SERIES 2
Wentworth family correspondence, letters to and from W.C. Wentworth
SERIES 3
D’Arcy Wentworth’s office account book for three years ending 31st December 1827
SERIES 4
Fitzwilliam Wentworth correspondence, 1886-1900
SERIES 5
Wentworth family corre...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Wentworth family papers, 1785-1827
Notes
General note
Selected correspondence and documents in this collection are indexed in the Mitchell Library Manuscripts index card catalogue.
MLMSS 3726X (previously A 766) was transferred to Safe 1/348
Microfilm copies made, 1982; refer to sub-series records for locations
This collection was listed in 2005 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsib...
Published information
The Wentworths : father and son / John Ritchie. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1997
Contextual Information
Source
Most of the papers in this collection were presented by Fitzwilliam Wentworth in Nov. 1912. The contents of A 754/2, and a few letters which were added to other volumes were presented by William Charles Wentworth in Feb. 1938
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Administrative / Biographical history
D'Arcy Wentworth (ca.1762-1827), medical practitioner, was born near Portadown, Ireland. He came to Australia in 1790 on the ship 'Neptune'. He travelled to Norfolk Island where he was appointed an assistant in the hospital and later superintendant of convicts. He returned to Sydney in 1796. Wentworth was appointed principal surgeon of the Civil Me...
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Record Identifier
n5lVLd79
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVLd79
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Reference code
404731
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