[Diaries and papers]. [1831-1857]

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[Diaries and papers]. [1831-1857]

Journal of a voyage from England to Sydney on the Florentia. Journal of an expedition after some Van Diemen's blacks. Diary covering the years 1831-1841. Diary for years 1843-1845, contains journal of a voyage to England in the ship Thomas Coutts. Diary for years 1846-1847 contains notes on the voyage to India in the ship Ann. Notebook covering 1848-1857. Miscellaneous items include hotel bills, silk play bill, plan of the Florentia and Thomas Coutts and maps of Adelaide.

8 cm. + 1 fol. item.

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Libraries Australia

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Rawson, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1786-1852)

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Born in 1819, Samuel Rawson came to Australia in 1838 aboard the Florentia. After trying sheep farming he obtained a commission in the Army in 1839, and went to India with his regiment in 1842. From the description of Diaries and papers of the Rawson family, [ca. 1990] [manuscript]. [ca. 1990]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 756447344 Born in1819, Samuel Rawson came to Australia in 1838 aboard the Florentia, after trying sheep farming he obtained a commission in ...