Papers [manuscript].

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Papers [manuscript].

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I. Papers of Philip Gidley King, 1783-1811. Includes professional papers such as commissions of appointment, receipts for foreign accounts, and letters received. II. Papers of Anna Josepha King (nee Coombe), c.1810-1844. Includes letters received and grant of probate. III. Papers of Phillip Parker King, 1793-1832. Professional papers including naval commissions, legal papers and letters received, including letters from his father. IV. Papers of Harriet King (nee Lethbridge). A.L.S. from Anna Josepha King, 25 Jan. 1817. V. Papers of Philip Gidley King, the younger, 1856-1904. Includes legal papers for properties owned by the King family, and reminiscences of Charles Darwin. VI. Miscellaneous papers including wrappers for documents.

3 boxes; 54 cm.

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King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856

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Lieut. Phillip Parker King undertook a number of hydrographic surveying and charting voyages around Australia between 1817 and 1822 in H.M. Cutter Mermaid and H.M. Brig Bathurst. He returned from England and settled in New South Wales in 1832. From the description of Letter book, log book [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791626 Phillip Parker King, the son of Governor Phillip Gidley King was born on Norfolk Island. He later settled in N.S.W. Robert...

King, Harriet, 1796-1874

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Harriet King accompanied her husband to Australia in 1817 when he was engaged in survey work of the coastline. Three of their sons were born at Parramatta, N.S.W. before their return to England in 1823. In 1826 she returned to New South Wales to manage Dunhevid, their farm at St Mary's, while P.P. King was commanding an expedition to South America. Harriet Maud, daughter of their youngest son Arthur, married W.B. Walsh. D.B. Walsh, a daughter of this marriage, published a selection of letters wi...

King, Philip Gidley, 1817-1904

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King family.

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Philip Gidley King (1758-1808) was third governor of New South Wales. Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), son of Philip Gidley and Anna Josepha King, followed a naval and surveying career. The eldest son of Phillip Parker and Harriet King was Philip Gidley King the younger (1817-1904), pastoralist and Member of the Legislative Council. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225787193 ...

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...

King, Anna Josepha Coombe, 1767-1844

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Married Philip Gidley King, third Govenor of New South Wales in 1791. Returned to New South Wales after King's death at Tooting, near London in 1808. From the description of Return of stock. 1821-1822. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225832999 ...