Papers [manuscript]. 1852-1960.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1852-1960.

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Contains, copies of three letters, 1852-1853, written from Norfolk Island by William H. Thomas to his father, Henry Thomas, in London. The letters relate to politics and government of Norfolk Island, with some reference to the Victorian goldfields. Two of the letters have typescript copies. Also contains a typescript entitled "More light on Norfolk Island", dated 1960 May, by A. G. Rigo de Righi in which he explains the importance of the letters in terms of the history of postal services between the colonies and England during the nineteenth century.

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Thomas, William H.

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Brigade quartermaster with the Illinois Mounted Volunteers under General Joseph Duncan during the Black Hawk War. From the description of Quartermaster's book, April-May 1832. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49931078 William H. Thomas was a blast furnace engineer. Along with Myron Sharp, Thomas gathered information and took photographs of the existing blast furnaces in western Pennsylvania. From the description of Ppaers c1924-1970 bul...

Rigo de Righi, A. G. (Anthony Gordon), 1917-1982

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A. G. Rigo de Righi has published several books on the history British postal services. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1852-1960. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225695208 ...

Thomas, William H., fl. 1852-1853.

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Thomas, Henry Sullivan

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Union soldier, Company G., 8th New York Heavy Artillery. From the description of Civil War diary of Henry Thomas, 1860-1866 (bulk 1864). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50211413 ...