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Eight letters from Elizabeth Macarthur-Onslow to her father and mother, undated, [1856-187-?], and one to her aunt Lady Macarthur

Letters to Mrs E. Macarthur-Onslow, 26 October 1846-4 July 1900. Authors include Charlotte Norman, Captain Erskine, William Macarthur, A. G. de Gynlay (Secretary to the New South Wales Commissioners for the Paris Universal Exhibition), Elizabeth King (Mrs P. G. King), George Macleay, Georgina Isabella Onslow, George F. Macarthur, Catherine Leslie, Mary Jane Macarthur (nee Mather), Agnes Barbara Mary King (Mrs George Kennedy King, nee Macarthur), George Hannibal Charles Macarthur RN, Kate Macarthur (wife? of George Hannibal Charles), May Macarthur, Frank Bladen (Public Library of NSW), Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge. Subjects include death of Patrick Leslie; administration of Lady Macarthur's estate, including papers of Sir Edward Macarthur (with printed advertisement and sale catalogue, 1891); compilation of John Macarthur correspondence for Historical Records of NSW; participation of Elizabeth Macarthur-Onslow's sons in South African War.

Letters and pamphlets on sericulture, 1894-1897

Invitations, notices, etc. connected with Captain A. Onslow, R.N., Mrs Macarthur-Onslow and Miss Sibella Macarthur-Onslow, 1879-[1920?]. Include invitations to 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, functions relating to Society of Women Painters, Victoria League (NSW Branch), Red Cross (NSW Division); charter of Women's Branch of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [1885?].

Two letters to Miss S. Macarthur-Onslow, 1914, 1929.

Volume 65: Macarthur-Onslow correspondence, 1846-1929

PHILLIP PARKER KING
Letter received from his mother Anna Josepha King, 3 Aug. 1836; letter received from P. Edley, postmarked 10 Nov. 1843 (incomplete);  letter received from Donaldson Lambert & Co., 27 Aug. 1853;  letter written on behalf of his mother, undated

HARRIET KING, wife of Phillip Parker King
Letters received from her daughter Elizabeth Prior, undated [after 1849];  9 Sept.  1856;  16 Sept. [no year, written as a child]

PHILIP GIDLEY KING, son of Phillip Parker King
Letters received from his father Phillip Parker King, 2 Feb. 1841, 7 July 1853, 20 Aug. 1853
Letters received from his mother Harriet King, 16 July 1853-30 July 1859, undated
Letter received from J.S. Brownrigg, 12 Apr. 1853
'Reminiscences of Mr. Charles Darwin, by the Hon. Philip Gidley King, M.L.C. Oct. 1892' Typescript. Includes manuscript notes by Bruce Gidley Abbott, 15 Feb. 1984

ELIZABETH ('Libby') KING, wife of Philip Gidley King
Letters received from : Phillip Parker King, 17 Dec. 1852;  her mother Anna Maria Macarthur, 26 July 1851;  her father Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur, 2 May 1853;  her mother-in-law Harriet King, 1 Oct.? 1853, others with no year stated

PHILIP GIDLEY KING and ELIZABETH KING
Letters received from Harriet King, 6 July 1853, 29 Feb. 1856, undated

JOHN KING and ANTOINETTE ('Nettie') KING
Letters received from Elizabeth Prior (John's sister), 9 June-2 Sept. 1872, undated;  critique of her unpublished novel, returned to John by P.G. King, postmarked 19 Mar. 1890

ANNA MARIA MACARTHUR, daughter of Gov. P.G. King, wife of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur
Book labelled 'Miss King's Essays', containing poems copied out by Anna Maria King. Inscribed on inside cover : 'Anna Maria King 1811, Kate McArthur Jany. 2nd 1840'. Many pages have been cut out. 

MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS
Letter from Harriet King to her niece Libby, 18 Mar. 1856;  note from Phillip Parker King to Captain Vyner, undated
Small notes, made by B.G. Abbott in 1984, originally attached to some of the letters in the collection.

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS
'Old Prince', poem by Lethbridge Templer, with note by Philip Gidley King, 17 Apr. 1901
Power of attorney from Phillip Parker King to Robert Copland Lethbridge and Philip Gidley King, 3 Feb. 1849
Agreement between family members to contribute financial support to Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur and Jane Macarthur, 1 July 1857, together with a list of family properties

DRAWINGS
The Bruce Gidley Abbott collection of King family drawings, ca. 1833-1870

Collection 03: King family further papers, 1811-1901, with related notes, 1984

Series 01: Phillip Parker King, 1808-ca. 1822
A. Remark books, 3 volumes
Items 1-3
December 1817-February 1818; February 1818-March 1818;
March 181-April 1818. Illustrations
Written on board the Cutter Mermaid during the first survey of the north-west coast of Australia; the basis for the published account, 'Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia performed the years 1818 and 1822, 'London, J. Murray, 1826
For the journal and log of the Mermaid see microfilm MAV / FM4 / 2094, original being housed in Admiralty Library, London
(Request Microfilm: CY 2565, frames 1 - 350)

B. Family letters (6) received, 1808-1817
Item 4
Includes letters from King's sisters, Anna Maria and Elizabeth, 1808, his mother, Anna Joseph, 1808, his grandmother, Utricia King, 1809, 1811, and his mother in law, Mary Lethbridge, 1817
Arranged chronologically

C. Scrapbook, 1812-1815
Item 5
Contains newscuttings of verse, letters and articles relating to naval and military matters, social life, amusing and unusual happenings

D. 'Accounts of farms in the South Creek', 1805-1814
Item 6
Fair copy wm 1813. Signed by Phillip Parker King page 23 and page 35. Copy attributed to Phillip Parker King when serving in the colony between 1817-1822
Contains accounts for Dunheved, the King family property, beginning with Governor King in 1805. After his departure the account is kept by Rowland Hassall on his behalf and, later, in the name of Mrs King

Series 02: King family, 1817-ca. 1902
A. Correspondence, 1817-1873
Item 7
Includes letters (2) from Harriet King to her mother, Mary Lethbridge, 1817, with postscript by Phillip Parker King; letter from Reverend Samuel Marsden to Anna Josepha King, 1818; letters (3) from Harriet King to her sister in law, Anna Maria Macarthur, 1822, 1823; letter from Christopher Lethbridge to Anna Josepha King, 1826; letter from Harriet King to her sons, Philip Gidley King, the younger, and John King, 1830; and letter from Benjamin Brancker to Mrs King, 1873, i.e. Harriet King

This collection includes maps at M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Maps 1-9
B. Maps 18 - -1902

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 7
i 'Plan of the western division of Dunheved', 1861

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 2
ii 'Plan of Dunheved' 1869

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 9
iii Map of Cambridge Park, 18-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Maps 3 and 8
iv Plan of St. Steven's estate County of Cumberland, Parish of Castlereagh, 1902

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 4
v 'Plan of part of Kingswood estate near Penrith', 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 1
vi 'To clear Cambridge Park Kingswood, 1 mile from Penrith private sale, farm blocks from 4 acres to 50 acres at low prices' 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 6
vii Town of Tamworth, section, 47, 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 5
viii. Town of West Tamworth, section U, 19-

Series 03: Philip Gidley King, the younger, 1849-1901
A. Bill of loading, 1849
Item 8

B. Notes relating to the King family and properties, including Dunheved, ca. 1895. MS, typescript
Item 9
Includes listing of real estate, 1806-1849

C. Papers relating to Philip Gidley King, Governor of NSW, CA. 1898. MS, printed
Item 10
Includes letter and note by George William Rusden, May 1898, relating to volume 5 of Historical Society Records of New South Wales: King, 1803-1805

D. Papers relating to conveyancing, 1875-1901. MS, printed
Item 11
Includes draft of short form conveyance

Series 04: Miscellaneous
Item 12

(Request Microfilm: CY 2566)

Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

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Volume 65: Macarthur-Onslow correspondence, 1846-1929

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Collection 03: King family further papers, 1811-1901, with related notes, 1984

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Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

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