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Title
Date(s)
- 1840 (Creation)
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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... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by J. Murphy 1967
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Sarah Threlkeld (nee Arndell wife of L.E. Threlkeld, missionary) dated 24 May 1840. From Ebenezer, Lake Macquarie to brother [in law] and sister Gunn: L.E.T. taking service, children busy with books, family.
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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