Letters of John Hutchinson [manuscript] Sydney; Tonga; Launceston; Hobart, to Mrs Robert Cole, Scarborough, Yorkshire 1822-1857
- Bib ID:
- 2616869
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hutchinson, John, 1793-1866
- Description:
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- 1822-1857
- 1 cm (2 folders)
- Summary:
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This collection of letters from John Hutchinson to his sister, Mrs Robert Cole in East Sandgate, Scarborough, Yorkshire provides insight to missionary and family life, women convicts, economic conditions and social status in Van Diemen's Land, and the impact of the Victorian gold rushes in the early 1850's.
- Biography/History:
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First Wesleyan Minister to be ordained in Australia. Following a short period as a missionary in Tonga he returned to Sydney in 1828 before becoming superintendent of the Female House of Correction at Hobart in 1832. His wife, Mary, was appointed matron and was placed in charge of the Female Factory in Launceston in 1851 when John Hutchinson's health failed.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1822-1857
- Occupation:
- Missionaries
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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