Letter from Reverend Thomas Hassall to Jane Walters, 8 October 1824
Letter from Reverend Thomas Hassall to Jane Walters, 8 October 1824
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Date
8 October 1824
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7615
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1 folder - 0.02 Meters
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4568, frames 1-10 (MLMSS 7615)
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Contents
This letter was written shortly after Hassall's arrival in Port Macquarie. In it he gives his early impressions of the settlement as well as details of his life and work there.
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Full title
Letter from Reverend Thomas Hassall to Jane Walters, 8 October 1824
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Source
Acquired from Spink, July 2005
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Hassall (1794-1868) was the eldest son of the missionary, lay preacher, landholder and storekeeper Rowland Hassall. In 1813 he opened the first Sunday School in Australia and was ordained 8 years later. In 1824 he was appointed chaplain to the penal settlement at Port Macquarie at the request of Samuel Marsden whose daughter he had married...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 7615
Record Identifier
n7oVqA3n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVqA3n
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447164
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