Letter to James Simpson, 1830 Jun. 26 [manuscript]. 1830.

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Letter to James Simpson, 1830 Jun. 26 [manuscript]. 1830.

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Letter from John Batman to James Simpson, Police Magistrate at Campbelltown, 26 June 1830. The letter reports on Batman's efforts to clarify the claims of some captured Aboriginal women that an Aboriginal woman had been killed by white men and buried near Piper's River.

1 cm. (3 p.)

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Batman, John, 1800-1839

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Epithet: Founder of Colony of Victoria, Australia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000983.0x00026a Batman was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area. He has been known as one of the few settlers who tried to reach agreement on land use with the local Aboriginal people. Batman was born in Sydney. He spent time in Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's Land) where ...

Simpson, James, 1792?-1857

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