412912
- TitleCollection 04: John Easty journal, 1786-1793. Titled `Pt Jno Easty A Memorandum of the Transa[ ] of a Voiage [sic] from England to Botany Bay in The Scarborough transport Captn Marshall Commander kept by me your humble Servan[ ] John Easty marine wich [sic] began 1787', November 1786-May 1793
- Creator
- Call numberSAFE/DLSPENCER 374
- Level of descriptionsub-fonds
- Date
November 1786-May 1793 - Type of material
- Reference code412912
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material - manuscript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Little is known of John Easty, private marine on the Scarborough. Neither his birth nor death dates are known. He returned to England in December 1792, on the Atlantic, the same ship that conveyed Arthur Phillip home. In September 1794 he was employed by a London grocer and spent some years petitioning the Admiralty for compensation promised for short rations in New South Wales.
References:
Mollie Gillen, The founders of Australia; Australian Dictionary of Biography - Collection historyThe precise date and source of Dixson's acquisition of the journal are not known although it was in Dixson's collection in 1937 when it was used by George Mackaness for his publication Admiral Arthur Phillip (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1937).
- Finding AidsRead the transcription here: archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D31314/a1145.html
- Published InformationThis journal has been published in transcription: 'John Easty, Memorandum of transactions of a voyage from England to Botany Bay, 1787-1791: a First Fleet Journal' (Sydney: Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales, 1965. See ML Q991.1/16A1 and CY 914, frames 99-203).
- General note
Microfilm copy available at CY 4160, frames 15-114
Digital order no: Album ID : 823440 - Subject
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Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection - State Library of New South Wales (January 2003 - March 2004)
Dixson 60 - State Library of New South Wales
UNESCO Six - State Library of New South Wales (October, 2018 - May, 2019) - Open Rosetta viewer
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