King family - Papers concerning Philip Gidley King and Phillip Parker King, 1786-1838

MLMSS 6320 (Safe 1/173)

fonds

1786-1838

6983

Microfilm : CY 4082, frames 10-68 (MLMSS 6320, filed at Safe 1/173)

0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript

Philip Gidley King (1758-1808) sailed to Australia on the First Fleet. He was appointed lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island in 1790 and was governor of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806.
Phillip Parker King (1793-1856) was the son of Philip Gidley King. He joined the navy in 1807. From 1817 to 1822 he conducted a survey of the Australian coast in the cutter Mermaid. In 1826 he sailed in command of HMS Adventure in company with HMS Beagle to survey the southern coast of South America. He settled in Sydney and in 1855 attained the rank of rear-admiral.

4 February 1817; Instructions from the Admiralty to Philip Parker King for his voyage of exploration of the north and west coasts of Australia.
8 February 1817; Instructions from Lord Bathurst to Philip Gidley King (i.e. Phillip Parker King) for his voyage of exploration of the north and west coasts of Australia.
30 January 1802; Instructions from Lord Hobart to Philip Gidley King as Governor of New South Wales.
29 August 1802; Instructions from Lord Hobart to Philip Gidley King regarding the governing of New South Wales.
7 November 1824; Letter from Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur to Phillip Parker King.
29 September 1838; Letter from John C.Wickham to Phillip Parker King written on board HMS Beagle.
5 July 1830; Letter from Robert Fitzroy to Phillip Parker King written on board HMS Beagle at Montevideo.
30 May 1837, 7 June 1837; Letters from Thomas Stilwell and Ellen Stilwell to Anna Josepha King.
7 January 1831; Letter from Sir Richard Keats to Phillip Parker King.
1786, undated; Engraved map of The Moon published by S.Dunn, 14 June 1786 with pencil annotations on reverse.