Item 229 - Letters to JB Cotton from J.B. Mather

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC DX19-G-229

Title

Letters to JB Cotton from J.B. Mather

Date(s)

  • 1877-1882 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

4 letters

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Name of creator

(1814-1890)

Biographical history

Joseph Benson Mather (1814-1890) was the eldest son of Robert and Ann Mather who settled in Tasmania in 1822. He joined his father in his drapery and hosiery business in 1836 and later established his own business as a merchant tailor and importer in ... »

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Scope and content

Letters to James Backhouse Cotton from Joseph Benson Mather, brother-in-law dated 1877, 1881, and 1882. Regarding Isaac Sharp's visit, Melbourne Annual Meeting (1877); sending a certificate by San Francisco mail as J.B.C. had his stolen with his clothes (... »

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Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

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