Minutes and correspondence of the first meeting of the residents of Port Phillip. 1836.

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Minutes and correspondence of the first meeting of the residents of Port Phillip. 1836.

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Minutes of the first meeting of the residents of Port Phillip, held 1 June 1836, to appoint James Simpson as arbitrator of the colony, and to petition Governor Bourke to appoint a resident magistrate at Port Phillip, with approximately 30 signatures of those attending. Also, two letters relating to the meeting; John Montague to Alexander Thomson 2 June 1836 and A. Thomson to J. Montague 5 July 1836.

7 p. (0.3 cm.)

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Thomson, Alexander, 1800-1866.

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Medical practitioner and pastoralist. One of the earliest settlers in the Port Phillip district and influential in the early civic development of Geelong. Prominent in separation and anti-transportation movements. Prominent in drafting constitution. MLC (N.S.W.) 1843-1844; MLC (Vic.) 1852-1854; MLA (Vic.) 1857-1859, 1859-1861. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225770405 Thomson later became Mayor of Geelong and entered Pa...

Simpson, James, 1792?-1857

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Montague, John Stanley

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Montague was a prominent member of the Carthage mob that would murder Joseph and Hyrum Smith in 1844, according to Sheriff Backenstos; see History of the Church VII: 144. From the description of John Montague (Carthage mob member) promissory note, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368052121 This fonds relates to The Dolmen Miscellany Of Irish Writing, originally to be entitled The Tower, which was proposed after a poetry reading in February 1961. The Irish Academy of Lett...

Bourke, Richard, Sir, 1777-1855

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Bourke was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-1835. In 1844 he edited Edmund Burke's correspondence. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1848. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225768840 English colonial governor. From the description of Autograph letter in third person signed : [n.p.] "Wednesday," 19 July 1848, to Mr. Moore. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858632 Sir Richard Bourke, 1777-1855, was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-183...