Letters from Sir Henry Parkes to Christopher Eipper
Letters from Sir Henry Parkes to Christopher Eipper
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Date
1876, 1879
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10554
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Language
English
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Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Three letters handwritten in ink by Parkes to Eipper. Also includes transcripts of each letter, made at an unknown date by Eipper's great grandniece Sandra Conroy.
Item 1
Letter dated 17 November 1876. Parkes thanks Eipper for his efforts in identifying the authorship of the Spectator's review of Parkes' book of his speeches. Parkes states th...
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Full title
Letters from Sir Henry Parkes to Christopher Eipper
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Notes
Object History
By descent from the donors’ grandmother, Marjorie Ross Piper, who was a niece of Christopher Eipper.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sandra Conroy and Kathryn Snell, September 2020
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896), was a political figure in Australia during the second half of the 19th century. He served five terms as premier of New South Wales between 1872 and 1891 and was instrumental in the Federation of Australia in 1901.
Christopher Eipper was a reporter at Maitland Mercury from 1867 and became the editor from 1894 to 1...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 10554
Record Identifier
npApoW81
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npApoW81
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Reference code
9658014
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