Sir John Ferguson collection of papers of John Fawkner, 1810-1869. 1810-1869.

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Sir John Ferguson collection of papers of John Fawkner, 1810-1869. 1810-1869.

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The papers comprise legal documents such as agreements between Fawkner and Joseph Robins (1852), E.M. Sayers (1842), and Fred Hinton (1842); diaries (1859, 1860), a Rent Book (1866); insurance policies, receipts, invoices; petitions to Fawkner concerning the Amended Insolvency Bill (1867) and the Mining Law Amendment Bill (1865); and a few letters to Fawkner from town clerks, the Treasury Department, and the Melbourne Public Librarian, Augustus Tulk. A second group of papers consists of cuttings, photographs and factual accounts of Fawkner sent to Sir John Ferguson by Mrs A.E. Walsh, whose husband was related to Fawkner. In addition there are typescript notes on the Colder manuscripts (held in the La Trobe Library, Melbourne) and typescript extracts from Fawkner manuscripts also held in the La Trobe Library. Finally there is a large album (kept in folio run) containing early maps of Melbourne, receipts from sales of Fawkner's land, copies of issues no. 1, no. 2, and no. 10 of Fawkner's The Melbourne Advertiser (1838), a copy of the Leader (June, 1862), and issue no. 1 of The Freeholder and Convention Expositor (1850).

5 cm.

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Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1792-1869

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John Pascoe Fawkner was one of the early settlers in Melbourne. From the description of Bill. 1833. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225841901 A party sent by Fawkner established the first settlement on the site of Melbourne in 1835. Fawkner became a leading figure in the new colony. From the description of Papers of John Fawkner, 1835-1867. 1835-1867. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826094 Fawkner was an early pioneer, businessma...