Item 6 - Letter: 10 June 1838

Transcript of Letter: 10 June 1838

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Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC L1-G-6

Title

Letter: 10 June 1838

Date(s)

  • 1838 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 letter

Context area

Name of creator

(1780-1865)

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

(1778- 1863)

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

See also L.1/B.569-79

Dates of creation revision deletion

HE May 2018

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