Guide to the Diary of John Campbell (as filmed by the AJCP), 1850-1851

Summary

Collection number:

M385

Creator:

Campbell , John (The William Jardine)

Extent:

1 item

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234).

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

1. Diary 15 July-21 November 1850 kept on William Jardine, noting daily routine of the surgeon, some incidents with the convicts on board, land sightings and the weather.

2. List of the 261 male convicts on board, compiled by John Byron, a convict sentenced to ten years transportation for forgery. The list gives name, age, marital status, birthplace, sentence, crime, original trade or occupation, conduct in prison, whether they could read or write, years of separate confinement and public works, conduct on board, height and sometimes weight on embarkation.

3. 'General regulations to be observed by prisoners on board the William Jardine', 'The Daily Routine', and a list of overseers, constables, cooks, barbers and clothesmen.

4. Notes by Campbell on the health of the convicts, guards and their families summarising the symptoms and treatment of the most common diseases.

5. Drafts of letters by Campbell to officials in Hobart and London, November 1850 and May 1851, describing the health and conduct of the convicts and guards who had arrived on the William Jardine.

Biographical / Historical:

Surgeon on the ship William Jardine carrying convicts to Van Diemen's Land.

John Campbell was licensed by the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 1834. In 1846 he graduated from Kings College, University of Aberdeen, as a Doctor of Medicine.

In July 1850 Campbell received a commission from the Admiralty as the surgeon-superintendent on the convict transport William Jardine (master: James Raitte). The ship carried 261 male convicts, together with some women and children, from England to Van Diemen's Land. It arrived in Hobart in November 1850. Campbell returned to England on the barque Wellington in 1851.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn333709] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Private residence: Mrs Eva H. Campbell; Newcastle-upon-Thyne.

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234).

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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