Letter [manuscript]. 1838.

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Letter [manuscript]. 1838.

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Letter containing news of William Grant Broughton's missionary activities, church building and various clergymen. Contains references to the death of Mr Marsden, senior chaplain at Parramatta, a visit to Cooks River and the Church of St Peter there. The letter was written somewhere in the Coopernook/Port Macquarie area. The title page of the letter is missing. A transcript of the letter is included.

4 p.

Libraries Australia

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Libraries Australia

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Marsden, Samuel, 1765-1838

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Broughton, Sarah, -1843

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