Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1828 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 letter
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Gunn (1800-1868), police magistrate and Superintendent of Prisoners' Barracks, was born in Newry, Ireland, son of Lieut. William Gunn and Margaret (Wilson). After service in the British army, he came to Tasmania in 1822 and received a grant of 400... »
Name of creator
Biographical history
Doctor Temple Pearson (1790-1839) , retired army doctor arrived in Hobart from Douglas, Scotland, in 1822 with 1300 pounds in goods and cash and his second wife. Douglas Park Campbell Town was built for Temple Pearson didn't have any children, and when ... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by J. Murphy 1967
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter written 1 July 1828 from Temple Pearson, Douglas Park to Gunn: friendly letter regarding servant due a ticket of leave so needs replacement and Gunn's bull.
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