Papers of William Smith O'Brien (as filmed by the AJCP) [microform] : [M1980-M2003], 1829-1864
- Bib ID:
- 2288160
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- O'Brien, William Smith, 1803-1864
- 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--]
- 24 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
- Summary:
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Includes papers relating to colonial emigration; O'Brien's conviction and transportation to Tasmania; imprisonment at Maria Island and Port Arthur; granting of conditional pardon and return to Europe and Irish affairs. Also includes journal written by O'Brien in Tasmania for his family, 1849-53 and letters by O'Brien to Lucy O'Brien, 1849-54.
- Biography/History:
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Politician, 1828-48. Member of the Irish Confederation. In 1848 he was involved in a planned insurrection, was arrested and sentenced to transportation to Tasmania. In 1854 he was granted a conditional pardon and settled in Brussels, returning to Ireland in 1856.
- 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 M1980-2003.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-836329546
- Microfilm copy of originals held by the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, at MSS 426-467, 3923, 8653-8666, 9050-9051 and MSS 22340-22399.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (14 p.).
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1829-1864
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Miscellaneous Series (Australian Joint Copying Project)..
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