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403170
  • Title
    Alexander Irvine - letters (3) received from his son Captain Francis Irvine in Sydney, 1820-1821 (photocopies)
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 4375
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1820-1821
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    403170
  • Physical Description
    1 folder - 0.01 Meters
    Textual Records - (manuscript, photocopy)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Captain Francis Irvine of the 11th Bengal Native Infantry arrived in Port Jackson in June 1820. His wife, Frances Sophia (Fanny) and children accompanied him
  • Scope and Content
    1820-1821; the letters relate family news and describe conditions in the colony. Captain Irvine sought a land grant and was interviewed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie shortly after his arrival. He purchased a property, Ellerslee, on the Nepean River, and bought sheep from John Macarthur and William Howe
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