Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1838 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 letter
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Leake (1780-1865) was born in Kent, U.K., in 1780, son of Robert and Sarah Leake. The family were merchants connected with the firm of Travis and Leake of Hull and John worked as a shipping and cargo agent, trading in various commodities between ... »
Name of creator
Biographical history
Captain William Wood, (1778- 1863) born at Hastings, England, buried at St Andrews Anglican Cemetery, Longford, Tasmania. Captain Wood served with a British Expeditionary Force in the West Indies and was present at the capture of the French island ... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequest of Dorothy Foster in 1964. Additional items given by J. Hudspeth in 1978
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, Snakebanks dated 10 June 1838 regarding the membership of the committe for the Church of England Grammar school
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
May be consulted
Conditions governing reproduction
This item is in the public domain. When reusing this material, please cite the reference number and provide the following acknowledgement: “Courtesy of the UTAS Library Special & Rare Collections”
For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
some material mould damaged
Finding aids
Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10860/
Related units of description
Dates of creation revision deletion
HE May 2018
Digital object metadata
Media type
Text
Mime-type
application/pdf