Papers of Ellis Bent and Jeffery Hart Bent, 1802-1841 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 4200536
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Bent, Ellis, 1783-1815
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1802-1841]
- 0.15 m. (1 box) + 2 fol. items + 3 elephant folios.
- Summary:
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MS 195 comprises correspondence, letters patent and other documents relating to the legal and other activities of Ellis and Jeffery Hart Bent. Included in the collection are two journals of voyages to New South Wales undertaken by Ellis Bent in 1809, and by J.H. Bent in 1814. There is also a sermon on the death of Ellis Bent preached by the Reverend Samuel Marsden (1 box, 2 fol. items, 3 elephant folios).
- Biography/History:
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Ellis Bent (1783-1815) was Judge-Advocate of New South Wales, 1809-1814. Ellis Bent was the younger brother of Jeffery Hart Bent. Jeffery Hart Bent (1781-1852) was the judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1814-1817, and Chief Justice of British Guiana from 1836-1852.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 195.
- MS 195, Items 1-6, 8-10, 12-14 Available on microfilm at the National Library of Australia Main Reading Room - Newspapers and Family History at mfm G 24752.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-240917369
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (2 p.) available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1802-1841
- Occupation:
- Judges
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bent, Jeffery Hart, 1781-1852
- Related Records:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1863
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1843
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