Item 28 - Correspondence : James Boyd, Maria Island

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC W7-28

Title

Correspondence : James Boyd, Maria Island

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  • 1846 (Creation)

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Name of creator

(1800-1859)

Biographical history

George Washington Walker (1800-1859), Quaker, shopkeeper and humanitarian, was born on 19 March 1800 in London, the twenty-first child of John Walker (1726-1821) by his second wife, Elizabeth, née Ridley. Because of the death of his mother and the ... »

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Biographical history

James Boyd was Port Arthur’s longest serving commandant (1853-1871) and also a member of the Royal Society.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by F Charles Wolfhagen (Simmons, Wolfhagen & Walsh, formally Wolfhagen & Walker)

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Scope and content

James Boyd correspondence from Darlington, Maria Island to a friend, dated 5 October 1846

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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.... »

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