Correspondence of John Lee (as filmed by the AJCP) [microform] : [M678], 1840-1865
- Bib ID:
- 2115972
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Lee, John, 1783-1866
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
- Summary:
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1) Correspondence with Charles Lee Smith and John Lee Smith, 1842-1858 re domestic and financial matters; Charles's voyage to Australia; the dispatch of natural history specimens to Dr Lee; events and conditions in Victoria; Melbourne workers striking for improved wages, and boiling down sheep for tallow. 2) Correspondence 1840-43, mainly from Charles Rumker, re payment due for the sale of land in N.S.W. in 1827; astronomical matters; Rumker's work in astronomy during his stay in N.S.W.; the business activities of Mr A.B. Sparke (sic) of Sydney; and the cost of erecting an observatory and residence at Parramatta. 3) Miscellaneous correspondence, including a letter from George Witt, Sydney; a letter from Miss Bessie Parkes, London, 1861, seeking subscriptions for a fund to assist young ladies emigrating to Australia; a letter from William Stratford Lee, Fremantle, 1865, stating he is now a ticket of leave holder and intends leading a reformed life.
- Biography/History:
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Lawyer, antiquarian, philanthropist. Interested in all branches of science. President of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1862.
- Notes:
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- Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.
- National Library of Australia holds microfilm master.
- Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M678.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-753102471
- Microfilm copy of originals held by Buckingham Record Office, Buckinghamshire.
- Cited In:
- Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 94.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1840-1865
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Miscellaneous Series (Australian Joint Copying Project)..
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 9999
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