Letter 1848 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2250977
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Stuart, John McDouall, 1815-1866
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
-
- 1848
- 4 p.
- Summary:
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A.L.S. 23 October 1848, from Port Lincoln, South Australia, to an unnamed correspondent. It concerns Sturt's expedition to Central Australia, his recovery from scurvy, his discovery of a lodge of copper at Port Lincoln, the shares of the Burra Burra copper mines and his desire to form a Port Lincoln company. He asks for a loan to form the company. Copied under the A.J.C.P. with a second copy in the Public Library of South Australia.
- Biography/History:
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Stuart, who came to Australia in 1838 as a surveyor joined Sturt's expedition to Central Australia in 1844 as a draughtsman. He crossed Australia from south to north in 1862. He returned to England in 1863.
- Notes:
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- Photocopy.
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 1185.
- Original in private ownership.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A663.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1848
- Occupation:
- Draughtsmen and draughtswomen
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1936 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1866
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1848
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