Richard Jones papers, 1857-1879
Richard Jones papers, 1857-1879
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1857 - 1879
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2546X
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 outsize folder of textual material - manuscript, printed
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Level of description
Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Item 1
1859-1879; Letters [7] including letters from Sir William Denison, Sir John Young, Sir Charles Cowper and Sir Henry Parkes, mainly concerning official appointments
Items 2-4
1857-1863; Certificates of appointment [3]: to the Executive Council of NSW, 1857; Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Internal Revenue in NSW, 1857; and C...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Richard Jones papers, 1857-1879
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This collection was listed in 2005 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-568 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Richard Jones, journalist, company director and parliamentarian, was born at Liverpool, England, the son of John and Elizabeth Jones. He was educated at Liverpool and apprenticed as a printer with the local newspaper. He emigrated to NSW with his wife Martha, arriving in 1838, and worked for the Sydney Monitor and the Australasian Chronicle. In 18...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2546X
Record Identifier
nQR2poG1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2poG1
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Reference code
442774
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