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- 1836 (Creation)
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George Martin (1778 – 1842) was born in England. He married Mary Brett in 1817 when he was 39 and she was 22. By 1835 Mary had given birth to eleven children, three of whom did not survive past infancy. In 1836 he was captain of the 105 ton schooner John Pirie the smallest of the ships in the First Fleet of South Australia that carried colonists and supplies to the Colony of South Australia as well as settlements at Launceston, Hobart Town and Sydney. For more information see: https://boundforsouthaustralia.history.sa.gov.au/journey-content/captain-george-martin.html
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Presented to the Royal Society of Tasmania by Alfred S. Walker, 1956
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Letter written by George Martin to 'My dearest Mary' (his wife) and a copy of a 'location' extract of a grant of 800 acres.
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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.Collections@utas.edu.au
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2020