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Two letters written by Roderick O'Connor to John Grant dated June and July 1825 regarding Lake River: floods prevented drawing corn, wheat,barley, sale of ship "Ardent" by Mr Spark.

Receipted bills for miscellaneous household goods, clothing, etc.

24. 1825-1827
25. 1828-1830
26. 1831-1833
27. 1834
28. 1835
29. 1836

Collection of printed works and press cuttings collected by Meston relating to Van Diemen's Land history

Collection of miscellaneous papers including lease, bank book, letter from G. W. Walker, gold digging license, correspondence of William Woollett about survey of allotment at Great Swanport, birth certificate of James Rothwell Crouch 22 January 1843 (Quaker certificate of witness of birth), bank book of Ann Crouch, small ms. music book inscribed "CC to KL".

Typed copy of letter by Adam Amos dated 1826. Given to A.L. Meston by descendant, L.E. Amos in 1945.

Papers and letters concerning Leake acting for friends and neighbours as executor of wills, trustee of settlements, or as charitable donor and adviser to friends or old neigbours from his Hamburg days fallen on bad times, as with the Graham family formerly of Hamburg.

Part of a letter of 1826 (for first page see RS 25/4)

Trial of Captain W. Kellie of the ship "Cape Packet" 1826. Transcripts in A.L.Meston's hand from Hobart Town Gazette and Colonial Times.

Van Diemen's Land Co. Minutes. Printed by Andrew Bent. Photocopy (Ferguson no.1097), 1826.

Power of Attorney, Thomas Graham of Sydney to Andrew Downie of the Macquarie District V.D.L. 2 April 1826.

Papers, 1826-1832 relating to wool and the transport of bales, one bale shipped to London 1832.

One parchment document of the convict record of Daniel Ellis, No 266 per Manlius, tried Lincoln 18 July 1829, transported for 7 years and again 7 years 1834, offence stealing bundle of draper's goods. Record includes description (trade quarry man and carter, aged 28 in 1834, dark complexion, tattooed etc) and conduct record (hulk report bad, numerous charges of stealing, neglect of duty, absconsion etc brought by employer, Archer 1831-1834, further sentence, conduct at Port Arthur bad), recommended for conditional pardon 7n/46.

1 letter (originally numbered as no.21) dated 9 November, 1826 (from Hobart)

Accounts issued 1826 to 1833 by Robert Pitcairn, lawyer.

Typed extracts from the report of Acting Surveyor-General Dumaresq to the Colonial Secretary.

Sheep shipped to Sydney December 1827- January 1828.

Letter from M.A. Brown dated 15 December 1827, recommending Mrs Clary as washerwoman.

Typed copy of "King Island: Barnard's Report". Despatch to Colonial Office, 24 October 1827.

Material relating to the Richmond Police Magistrates court fr the period 1827-1868, includes cases of debt, plaints, writs and notices from muster master

This booklet lists Tasmanian aboriginal vocabulary and contains 332 words and 72 names of men and women. A pencilled note on front states: By the Rev. J. Norman, Sorell. The paper has a watermark date of 1827.

Collection consists of letter books of the Derwent Bank also the private letter books of Charles Swanston

Miscellaneous items collected by the Society on various subjects including Egyptian wheat, fungus grub, Hobart floating bridge, Bruny Island, Dunrobin Bridge, Army & Barracks, excursion notes etc.

Collection of newspapers including Tasmanian Illustrated Mail, Illustrated Australian News, The Australasian Sketcher, The Australian, The Bathurst Times and The Goldfields Hiring Chronicle.

Selected illustrations from Hellyers diary, dated 3 July 1827 to 29 August 1827

Correspondence regarding household and servants.

Collection consists of copies of the Van Diemen's Land Company annual report 1827-1964 made to the yearly meeting held at the Company's offices, London.
Held from second report 1827, printed.
Some reports include maps:
• 1833 Map of north West quarter, with proposals for tenants.
• 1844 Plan of Circular Head by John Cannon Stanley, Circular Head by John Lee Archer
• Forest Farms at Circular Head, showing tenants names, by John Lee Archer & N Kentish, 1842.
• Also 105 printed pamphlets. - 1827, 1831-1850, 1852,1854-1855,1857-1861,1863, 1866, 1868-1892, 1894-1898, 1900-1909, 1911-1920, 1923,-1964

This diary, dated 3 July 1827 to 29 August 1827 is entitled: 'H. Hellyer's journal of operations in opening a road from Emu Bay towards the Hampshire Hills'. It is written in an octavo notebook, interleaved with blotting paper, bound in light brown leather, marked 'No.7'. A pencil note inside states: 'H.H.'s diary continued from a memo book opening - lengthwise having yellow edges and green covers and marked No (the number has been omitted). At the bottom of the last entry is a note 'Diary continued in a memo book with green covers and yellow edges marked No .. (opening lengthwise)' (the number has been omitted) The diary is illustrated by neat drawings of animals (eg. 'native cat'), plants, trees, scenery and the camp. At the front are tables of 'the quantity of timber etc. upon one quarter of an acre of heavily timbered land in three different parts of the Forest where the soil is unexceptionable'
In his journal Hellyer noted the weather conditions - they were hampered by rain and their camp was very cold and damp, there were rats and Hellyer was troubled by a sore and inflamed face, but there were sunny days when he commented that 'this climate is certainly far superior, it is never so cold and seldom so hot as the Dog days in England'. He described the timber, dogwood interspersed with Forest Trees of stringy bark, blackwood, etc. - one tree was sixty feet in circumference. The clearing work was done mainly with axe and cross cut saw and occasionally a pile of logs too difficult to move was burnt. Hellyer calculated that it could cost as much as £93 in labour to clear 21 acres. The work men mentioned included Richard Frederick, who seems to have acted as second in command, Jones the cook, Harley, McDonald, Wells, Higginson, Isaac, and Mackie. They lived mainly on salt pork, brought from England in the Company's supply ship, and dough boys (flour and water boiled hard). The men would not eat salt mutton even when it was available. Supplies were very short as the expected ship had not arrived and on 14 August Hellyer wrote to Edward Curr the V.D.L. Company manager complaining of the arrangements for supplies for they were reduced to flour only and they could not work on that. On one occasion Hellyer went back in the 'long boat' to Circular Head for supplies and described the coast, a cavern, grass tree hearts which he found tasted like walnuts, and pieces of the wreck of the Dotterel (wrecked in March 1827 off Port Dalrymple) which they found. At Circular Head he obtained stores from Mr White, paint from Mr Watson arid medicines from Dr. McNab. He noted that the sheep had foot rot, that the freemen [of the Company ] had been on strike owing to the lack of supplies and that ten of the Company's servants, including the prisoner White, had drowned since March.

Xeroxed copy of Robert Doctors account book for the years 1827 to 1851 with details of goods and services supplied by and to various residents in the Sorell area, including: boots, shoes soled and heeled, plough mould, beans, handle, tobacco, rum, sugar tea, callico, coffin, bread, repairing cart wheel, laying floor, shingles, glass, making ploughs. Also payments made.

Letters to John Clark (1807 - 1853) son of William Clark from Charles Arthur (1808-1884), nephew and ADC of Governor George Arthur, dated 1827 - 1829, 1840.
Personal letters including references to Col. Arthur - displeasure at late night adventures (21.4.28, 11.12.29), rumours of recall; Dr Browne's contributions to Advertiser; Kemp - "that dammed old fool"; marriage of Bothwell Police Magistrate to nymph not yet 16 Jenny Read; Capt. Donaldson; Debating Society; death of Dr. Coleman; ship "Prince Regent" stuck on sand near Iron Pot; convicts' capture of "Cyprus"; his appointment as A.D.C. to uncle Col. Arthur and description of uniform (10 Oct. 1829); Duke of Wellington's duel; Tasmanian society: dinners, dances, shooting quail at Pittwater, the "Jewess".

https://eprints.utas.edu.au/36250/

Transcripts from newspapers, almanacs and Colonial Office correspondence, concerning the Van Diemen's Land Co. 1827-43.

Collection consists of personal papers, diaries, lecture notes and lantern slides

Letter from Robert Campbell Gunn to brother William dated 6 October 1828 from Barbados regarding the want of cash for fare home in spite of economies, appointment as clerk to Royal Engineers Antigua uncertain, thinking of moving to V.D.L., Gunn's father and father-in-law recently died in Antigua

Letters from Sophia Summerfield to William Mawle dated 10 September 1828. This typed copy was made by owner of original letter, Gordon Nanscawen, Burnie

Letter dated 4 December 1828 : present of a brace of snipe

Sermon written by The Reverent Robert Knopwood, dated 14 September 1828.
Title of the Sermon, 'The treacherous nature of flattery'. Preached at Clarence Plains.
Written manuscript in large clear hand.

Letter written 1 July 1828 from Temple Pearson, Douglas Park to Gunn: friendly letter regarding servant due a ticket of leave so needs replacement and Gunn's bull.

Collection consist of copies of historical manuscripts and some original manuscripts, press cuttings and notes.

Origin, rise and progress of the V.D.L. Co. from the Colonial Advocate, 1828.

Collection consists of typed carbon copy of transcript of diary and separate extracts selected for proposed book.

Diary of William Gore Elliston 1829 - 1864 as transcribed by J.N.D. Harrison - consists of a typed carbon copy on flimsy paper

Extracts from the diary of William Gore Elliston 1829 - 1864, as selected by John Noel Douglas Harrison (1911-1980) for his proposed book: "Shades of Elliston : the diaries of William Gore Elliston 1829-1872"

Letter dated 17th June 1829 from George Meredith Jnr from Red banks asking for supplies, including spirit, spades, bags,
Windsor soap, quills, knife and fork, tobacco, iron for chains- Mr King's smith a chain maker.

Collection consists of papers relating to the convict ship, Waterloo, and includes a copy of a detachment order, notes on the life of Thomas Grove and an extract relating to the last voyage of the Waterloo

A detachment order for the convict ship "Waterloo", dated 26 March 1829, for three watches, guard on poop during the day and on quarter at night, duties of sentries etc., signed by H. Dumaresq Lt. Col.

Series consists of letters of appointment and resignation

Formal letters of admission of William Henty of the Strand, Middlesex, and Brighton, Sussex, as attorney, commissioner for affidavits, solicitor, notary public in London, Sussex etc., U.K. (1829-36); Commissioner of Supreme Court of Victoria to take and receive in Van Diemans Land verification of memorials & deeds relating to property in Victoria (1852); Colonial Secretary Tasmania (25 April 1857); summons to attend the Synod of the Diocese of Tasmania (1859).

Collection contains letters from Frederick Watson of Historical Records of Australia in answer to various queries about early settlers. Also answers to queries on early land grants etc., some in answer to Robertson's correspondence in the Critic under the pseudonym "Antil", and miscellaneous historical notes.

One bunble of miscellaneous historical notes. Including notes on early settlers and land grants, list of land grants, inns in Hobart 1829, 1833, Rokeby Cemetery, notes on Gospels and Church history.

Letters of Louisa Ann Twamley, nee Meredith, of Edgbaston near Birmingham, U.K., and of her daughter Louisa Ann, to their Meredith relations in Tasmania.

Collection consists of personal and business correspondence, diary of voyage to Van Diemans Land, school exercise book, publications and press clippings

Series consists of personal correspondence between family and friends

Documents detailing tolls for self and horse, and man and sheep. Also boatman's bills for carrying parcels.

Daily journal of the Bothwell Police Office for 1829-1830 and Cumberland electoral roll for 1860

Transcripts from "History of the Origin, Rise and Progress of the Van Diemen's Land Company. London. (Ferguson 1302) 1829.

Letter from Isaac Solomon to Robert Mather, dated 5 March 1829

Correspondence to parents George and Mary Anne Meredith from the Meredith children

Letters from Elizabeth Gregson to Mary and George Meredith .c. 1829-1839. Invitation to visit her at Lindisfarne, visit of young friends, her visit to Cambria, and letter from Mary Meredith to Elizabeth Gregson.: disappointed she did not accompany Mr. Gregson. (1830).

Memorandum of confirmation of James Gordon's appointment as Police Magistrate, 28 July 1830

Cotton, Francis , Invoices and letters, Kelvedon, Tasmania, 1830s https://eprints.utas.edu.au/9817/

Wool sale accounts 1830 - 1836. Accounts of wool sold in London, addressed by various agents to William Lyttleton of Launceston. Settled near Westbury in 1825.

Four letters from William Gunn to James Gordon dated 1830-1834. Gunn busy with men from last 2 prison ships, Lakeland and family well, young Fanny (30 Oct. 1830); land for sale by discharged soldier, Fanny (10 Dec. 1833); shipping (24 June 1834); assigned servant, Fanny (ND).