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- Record Id:
- 040-002017849
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002017848
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001250.0x000174
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- Add MS 45156
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HARRIS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 86). Letters of G.P. Harris to members of his family, together with correspondence of the latter about him; 17 July 1803-23 Nov. 1812. Also included are:-(1) Sketches and plans, by Harris, of the camps at Port Philip (ff. 12, 13, 86) and Sullivan Cove, afterwards the site of Hobart Town (f. 86b);-(2) Journal by Harris of his voyage from England to Australia as far as Rio de Janeiro, including a list of officers and passengers on board H.M.S. 'Calcutta' and H.T. 'Ocean'; April-July 1803 (ff. 43-54).
Hobart, Tasmania: Letters and papers rel. to its settlement: 1804-1812.
George Prideaux Harris, Civil Officer in Tasmania: Letters and papers: 1803-1810.
includes:
- ff. 1-19 Port Philip, New South Wales: Letters and papers rel. to its settlement: 1803.
- f. 20 Thomas Harris, Clerk at the War Office: Letter to Mrs D. Harris: 1804.
- ff. 35, 57a-61, 64 Mrs Dorothy Harris, of Exeter: Letters to her son, Thomas: 1805-1808.
- f. 36 (signed) Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins, Lieutenant -Governor of Tasmania: Correspondence, etc., with G. P. Harris: 1805-1809.
- ff. 46-47 Ssnta Cruz, Teneriffe: Description by G. P. Harris: 1803.
- ff.49-54 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Description by G. P. Harris: 1803.
- f. 71 Captain William Bligh, RN; Governor of New South Wales: Proclamation: 1809.: Copy.
- f. 80 William Hopley, Surgeon in Tasmania: Letter to Mrs D. Harris: 1811.
- f. 82 Anne Jane Harris, widow of G P Harris: Letter to Mrs D. Harris: 1812.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002017848
040-002017849 - Is part of:
- Add MS 45156-45157 : HARRIS PAPERS
Add MS 45156 : HARRIS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 86). Letters of G.P. Harris to members of his family, together with correspondence of the latter about… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002017848[0001]/040-002017849
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 45156-45157
- Record Type (Level):
- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1803
- End Date:
- 1812
- Date Range:
- 17 Jul 1803-23 Nov 1812
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Sidney Charles Ratcliff, Secretary, Historical Manuscripts Commission: Presented: in 1938.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bligh, William, Captain; RN; Governor of New South Wales
Collins, David, Lieutenant-Colonel; Lieutenant -Governor of Tasmania
Harris, Anne Jane, widow of G P Harris
Harris, Dorothy, Mrs; of Exeter
Harris, George Prideaux, Civil Officer in Tasmania
Harris, Thomas, Clerk at the War Office
Hopley, William, Surgeon in Tasmania
Ratcliff, Sidney Charles, Secretary, Historical Manuscripts Commission - Places:
- Hobart, Tasmania
Port Philip, New South Wales
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Santa Cruz, Tenerife