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Title
Date(s)
- 1842 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
four letters
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Montagu (1797-1853), soldier and public servant, was born on 21 August 1797 probably in India, the second son of Edward Montagu (1755-1799), lieutenant-colonel in the Bengal army and kinsman of the Duke of Manchester, and his wife Barbara, née ... »
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Alfred Stephen (1802-1894), chief justice and legislator, was born on 20 August 1802 at Basseterre, St Christopher (St Kitts), West Indies, fourth son of John Stephen and his wife Mary Anne, née Pasmore. Stephen arrived at Hobart on 24 January 1825 ... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented to the Royal Society of Tasmania by Lady Gellibrand, 1936
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters relating to the dispute between John Montagu and Alfred Stephens:
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.Collections@utas.edu.au
Dates of creation revision deletion
2020