Sub-series - Correspondence: Friends and Neighbours

Identity area

Title

Correspondence: Friends and Neighbours

Date(s)

  • 1835-1863 (Creation)

Level of description

Sub-series

Extent and medium

72 files

Context area

Name of creator

(1780-1865)

Biographical history

John Leake (1780-1865) was born in Kent, U.K., in 1780, son of Robert and Sarah Leake. The family were merchants connected with the firm of Travis and Leake of Hull and John worked as a shipping and cargo agent, trading in various commodities between ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bequest of Dorothy Foster in 1964. Additional items given by J. Hudspeth in 1978

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letters to John Leake, and some addressed to Mrs (Elizabeth) Leake, relating to family, social and general
matters, including letters from Hull friends and former Hamburg business friends and associates, many of
whom followed Leake to settle in V.DL. or ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

May be consulted

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

Dates of creation revision deletion

HE May 2018

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