Item 2 - Letter : Temple Pearson to Gunn

Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC G5-2

Title

Letter : Temple Pearson to Gunn

Date(s)

  • 1828 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 letter

Context area

Name of creator

(1800-1868)

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

(1790-1839)

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

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