Diaries and letters of Lady Jane Franklin and letters of Sir John Franklin. 1837-1859.

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Diaries and letters of Lady Jane Franklin and letters of Sir John Franklin. 1837-1859.

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Manuscript notes by Lady Franklin on a visit to South Australia, 1840 and manuscript diary of an overland tour to Sydney 1839. Extracts from letters to Sir John describing an overland trip from Melbourne to Sydney in 1839 (manuscript copy). Extract from letter to her sister, Mrs. Simpkinson, describing visit to South Australia, 1841, with an account of the Flinders memorial (4 p.). Material by Sir John Franklin includes: manuscript copy of letter to Mrs. Simpkinson, 14 April 1839. Handwritten letter, 24 May 1842, to Count Strzelecki (4 p.) re. trip to Macquarie Harbour, 1842. Handwritten letter to Lady Franklin, 1 Jan. 1841 (6 p.). Handwritten letter, Launceston, Feb. 1837, to Sir Richard Bourke. Letter to his sister. One page from Ferguson Bibliography.

22 cm. (3 boxes)

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Strzelecki, Paul Edmund de, 1797-1873

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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Bourke, Richard, Sir, 1777-1855

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Bourke was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-1835. In 1844 he edited Edmund Burke's correspondence. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1848. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225768840 English colonial governor. From the description of Autograph letter in third person signed : [n.p.] "Wednesday," 19 July 1848, to Mr. Moore. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858632 Sir Richard Bourke, 1777-1855, was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-183...

Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875

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