Item 15 - Letter : John Grant to William Sinclair

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC G2-15

Title

Letter : John Grant to William Sinclair

Date(s)

  • 1824 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 letter

Context area

Name of creator

(d. 1825)

Biographical history

John Grant (d. 1825) was the son of James and Margaret Grant of Nairn, Scotland and brother of James Grant (l786-1870). John arrived in V.D.L. in January 1823 as a merchant in partnership with Alexander B. Spark, who settled in Sydney. John acted as a ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by W. K. Grant in 1972

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letter written by John Grant to William Sinclair dated 4 March 1824 from Hobart: William Sinclair's services as accountant in Mr Laird's affairs discontinued owing to his drinking habits reported by Dr. Hood

Conditions of access and use area

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/10931/2/Grant.pdf

Dates of creation revision deletion

HE Feb 2018

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