Thomas James Lempriere papers, 1834-1849
Thomas James Lempriere papers, 1834-1849
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1834-1849
Call Numbers
A 3343
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
4 volumes and 3 documents of textual material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : Refer to Contents for location numbers
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Items 1-4
1. Diary, Port Arthur 23 March 1834-30 April 1836 written partly in French
2. Diary, Port Arthur and Oatlands 1 February 1847-11 July 1849
3. Penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land 1839: fair copy edition for publication in 1842-1846; includes Macquarie Harbour and Maria Island. Chapters 1-4 were published in Tasmanian Jou...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Thomas James Lempriere papers, 1834-1849
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Keyword subjects:
Diarists
Armies--Commissariat
Criminal justice, Administration of--Tasmania
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-92A) & (5-108A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Lucy Jeanette Lempriere, her mother a daughter of Thomas James Lempriere, her husband also a grandchild of Thomas James Lempriere, with a sketch N. W. View of Macquarie Harbour filed in Picture Department
Administrative / Biographical history
The diary contains many references to Lempriere's work in the Commissariat Department, to events in Hobart, gives details of all the inquests he held, records arrivals and departures of local ships. Lempriere was a keen amateur painter and etcher and records all his subjects
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 3343
Record Identifier
npAdZV51
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdZV51
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Reference code
931296
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