Diary of John Campbell (as filmed by AJCP) [microform] : [M385], 1850-1851
- Bib ID:
- 333709
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Campbell, John Surgeon
- 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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Records written or assembled by John Campbell during the voyage to Australia on the William Jardine comprising: Diary 15 July to 21 Nov. 1850, noting daily routine of the surgeon, some incidents with the convicts on board, land sightings and the weather. List of the 261 male convicts on board, compiled by John Byron, a convict sentenced to ten years transportation for forgery. The list gives names, age, marital status, birth place, sentence, crime, original trade or occupation, conduct in prison, whether the could read or write, years of separate confinement and public works, conduct on board, height and sometimes weight on embarkation. List of "General regulations to be observed by prisoners on board the William Jardine", and a list of overseers, constables, cooks, barber and clothesmen. Notes by Campbell on the health of the convicts, guards and their families summarising the symptoms and treatment of the most common diseases. Drafts of letters by Campbell to officials in Hobart and London, Nov. 1850 and May 1851 describing the health and conduct of the convicts and guards who had arrived on the William Jardine.
- Biography/History:
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Surgeon on the ship William Jardine carrying convicts to Van Diemen' Land.
- 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 M385.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-727905846
- Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership.
- Cited In:
- Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 24, p. 24.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1850, 1851
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Miscellaneous Series (Australian Joint Copying Project)..
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