Item B2 - Letter book: 1840 -1849

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC L1-B2

Title

Letter book: 1840 -1849

Date(s)

  • 1840 -1849 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 letter book

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 ... »

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 Book dated December 1840 to 22 January 1849. Copies of letters, extracts and notes on letters sent, mainly relating to business affairs. Subjects and correspondents include: business interests in Hull, U.K. (William Bell and Avison Terry: Land of ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

May be consulted

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.... »

Dates of creation revision deletion

HE May 2018

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