Item 69 - Draft letter : Case concerning servants

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC G5-69

Title

Draft letter : Case concerning servants

Date(s)

  • 1835 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 document

Context area

Name of creator

(1779-1842)

Biographical history

James Gordon (1779-1842), magistrate, was born at Forcett, Yorkshire, England, the son of John Gordon, steward of the Stanwick estates of the Duke of Northumberland, a noted exporter of stud Teeswater sheep to New South Wales. In 1806 he emigrated to ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by J. Murphy 1967

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Draft letter dated 14 October 1835 to Lieut-Governor concerning Gordon's servants: Charles Hardiman, shepherd, was expecting a ticket of leave but had been suspected of stealing hams, John McQuaide, shoemaker and another former servant, William Mitchell,... »

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Conditions governing access

Open for research

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.... »

Finding aids

Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10934/

Dates of creation revision deletion

LG 16/8/2018

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