Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1805 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 letter
Context area
Name of creator
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