Item 30 - Letter : D. Gordon and Joseph Gordon to brother

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC G5-30

Title

Letter : D. Gordon and Joseph Gordon to brother

Date(s)

  • 1805 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 letter

Context area

Name of creator

(1779-1842)

Biographical history

James Gordon (1779-1842), magistrate, was born at Forcett, Yorkshire, England, the son of John Gordon, steward of the Stanwick estates of the Duke of Northumberland, a noted exporter of stud Teeswater sheep to New South Wales. In 1806 he emigrated to ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by J. Murphy 1967

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letter from D. Gordon and Joseph Gordon to brother, London dated 8 December 1805. Received letter from Jersey - reflected on dangers encountered, relatives - Aunt Jane, Brother Fortune's family, Fanny, Peggy Lakeland "a fine blooming girl", horses, ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open for research

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

Finding aids

Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10934/

Dates of creation revision deletion

LG 16/8/2018

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