Sir Anthony Musgrave papers, 1739-1966.

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Sir Anthony Musgrave papers, 1739-1966.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19647034

Professional and personal papers of Sir Anthony Musgrave, of his wife, Jeanie Lucinda Field Musgrave; and of her father, David Dudley Field, lawyer and law reformer. Papers of David Dudley Field concern his early life and education, the Unitarian Church, his career in New York and the compilation of that state's civil, penal, and criminal codes, law reform, and his wife, Jane Lucinda Hopkins Field. Sir Anthony Musgrave's papers, correspondence, dispatches, and writings, pertain principally to the administration of various colonial governments, particularly Jamaica, 1877-1883, but also St. Vincent, 1861-1864; Newfoundland, 1864-1869, British Columbia, 1869-1872, Natal, 1872, South Australia, 1873, and Queensland, 1883-1888. Lady Musgrave's papers include personal correspondence, letters with Samuel Walker Griffith concerning Australian politics, and autobiographical and genealogical information.

2, 183 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966393

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Musgrave, Jeanie Lucinda Field, 1833-1920.

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Field, Jane Lucinda Hopkins.

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Musgrave, Anthony, Sir, 1828-1888

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Governor of S.A. 1873-1877 and of Queensland 1883-1888. His nephew, also Anthony Musgrave, was the first Government Secretary of Papua. From the description of Papers. 1873-1913. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225819503 British colonial official, of East Grinstead, Sussex, England. From the description of Sir Anthony Musgrave papers, 1739-1966. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19647034 Sir Anthony Musgrave. Born 17 ...

Griffith, Samuel Walker, Sir, 1845-1920

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Legislation and first Chief Justice of Australia. 1871 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the representative for East Moreton. Premier of Queensland 1883-1888 and 1890-1893. Chief Justice of Queensland from 1893. Lieutenant Governor of Queensland 1899-1903. Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1903-1919. From the description of OM64-10 Sir Samuel Walker Griffith Papers, 1861-1862; ca.1891. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755715720 Fir...

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894

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New York lawyer and law reformer. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Gideon Welles, 1873 May 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30463384 Field was an attorney involved in many cases touching on significant constitutional issues. He was instrumental in obtaining adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, as well as the drafting of New York codes (1865). From the description of Letters and brief of David Dudley Field, 1...