Letter from Captain John Piper to Reverend Thomas Hassall, 8 July 1809
Letter from Captain John Piper to Reverend Thomas Hassall, 8 July 1809
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8 July 1809
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MLMSS 9720
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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1 page autograph letter, from Captain John Piper at Norfolk Island to Reverend Thomas Hassall at Parramatta, dated 8 July 1809.
This letter is mainly concerned with domestic arrangements which Hassall was managing in Piper’s absence. The penal island was proving to be financially nonviable and the British government started to make plans to...
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Letter from Captain John Piper to Reverend Thomas Hassall, 8 July 1809
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Purchased from New Century Antiquarian Books, September 2015.
Catalogue no. 86, Mid-Winter 2015, item number 2.
Administrative / Biographical history
John Piper (1773-1851) was a military officer who took over administration of Norfolk Island in 1804, and was promoted to full captain in 1806.
Thomas Hassall (1794–1868) was an influential minister and magistrate, winning the affection of squatters and farmers throughout rural New South Wales. He worked as curate under Samuel Marsden.
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MLMSS 9720
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n7oV8dAn
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1381862
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