Diary by a servant of the Scott family, 8 Aug. 1821-Mar. 1824 (written after 1825), with notes, 1832...
Diary by a servant of the Scott family, 8 Aug. 1821-Mar. 1824 (written after 1825), with notes, 1832...
Diary by a servant of the Scott family, 8 Aug. 1821-Mar. 1824 (written after 1825), with notes, 1832 / attributed to John Brown
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
8 Aug. 1821-Mar. 1824, 1832
Call Numbers
SAFE/MLMSS 7808 (Safe 1/403)
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume in box)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2011/D03307/a2852.htm
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Fair copy manuscript account written in a notebook. The diary starts with the departure of HMS Britomart from London for Sydney on 8 August 1821. The writer records the death of Dr Helenus Scott and his burial at the Cape of Good Hope. He describes life on board and the ship’s arrival in Hobart and Sydney. He then writes of two trips inland from Sy...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Diary by a servant of the Scott family, 8 Aug. 1821-Mar. 1824 (written after 1825), with notes, 1832 / attributed to John Brown
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Microfilm copy available at: CY 4858, frames 14 - 58
The journals of Robert Scott are located at A 2266 (microfilm CY 2178).
Digital order no: Album ID : 874467
Signature / Inscriptions
Watermarks: ‘W&C 1825’
Attributions / Conjectures
Attributed to John Brown from internal evidence of the diary, supported by research into shipping records relating to his departure on the Berwick in 1824, and passport issued for travel to Newcastle accompanying Robert and Helenus Scott on the Eclipse, 11 June 1823 (State Records NSW: Colonial Secretary; NRS 937; Item 4/3508 p.485, SR Reel 6010)....
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Sotheby's, London, 15 Nov. 2007, lot. 76
Administrative / Biographical history
The diary is written by an unnamed servant [attributed to John Brown] of the Scott family. He was servant to Dr Helenus Scott who died in 1821 on a voyage to Sydney in HMS Britomart. After reaching Sydney the writer made several journeys of exploration with Robert Scott (1799-1844). The Scott family established a homestead at Glendon in the Hunter...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/MLMSS 7808 (Safe 1/403)
Record Identifier
nQR2DNd1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2DNd1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
826100
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