Letters of George Collins and Maria Collins, 1808-1809. [1808-1809]

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Letters of George Collins and Maria Collins, 1808-1809. [1808-1809]

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MS Acc10.095 comprises a letter dated 8 May 1808 from George Collins to Charles Cox about his sister-in-law Maria Collins moving from her London address to 56 Beaumont Street, Portland Place. There is also a letter dated 21 September 1809 from Maria Collins, Bisely, Bedford, to Charles Cox. She writes about the possibility of her husband's recall from Hobart, and describes a meeting with Mr Chapman, secretary of the Colonial Department, in which were discussed the overthrow of Governor Bligh, and whether rumours of Collins' return had any basis (1 folder).

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Collins, Maria, d. 1830

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Collins, David, 1756-1810

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Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins was ordered to establish a settlement on Port Phillip Bay to secure the strategic Bass Strait for the British. However, he was unhappy with that locality and decided to transfer the settlement to the Derwent River. On 15 February 1804, Collins, with the first detachment from Port Phillip in the Ocean and Lady Nelson, anchored off the new settlement at Risdon. A quick inspection satisfied him that the site was quite unsuitable and he made his own reconnaissance, e...

Cox, Charles Howard

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Collins, George W.

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Resident of Hamiton, MI; served with the Mich 4th Cav, Co C; died at Murfreesboro, TN, 1863. From the description of Letters, 1862-1863. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32934076 George Collins was the brother of David Collins, who was Lieutenant-Governor at Hobart from 1803-1810. Daughter of Captain Charles Proctor, Maria Proctor married David Collins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1777. David sailed with the First Fleet to Botany Bay i...