404830
- TitleGeorge Bruce (also known as Joseph Druce) The life of a Greenwich Pensioner / compiled by Thomas Whitley, pre 1898
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- Call numberA 1618/1
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1806-1817, 1898 - Type of material
- Reference code404830
- Issue CopyPhotocopy : xerox copflo copy of A 1618/1.
Microfilm : CY 196, frames 1-128 (A 1618/1). - Physical Description1 volume - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript) - Scope and ContentLetter to D.S. Mitchell from Thomas Whitley, dated 9 Nov. 1898, regarding copies made of the manuscript George Bruce dictated to Whitley and verification of facts and biographical information.
"The most. Wonderful. Adventrs [i.e. adventures] of a man ..." [119 pages]
George Bruce relates his experiences in the Bay of Islands, where, as possibly the first white resident, he was tattooed and married the daughter of the chief, Te Pahi. Bruce describes Maori customs and lifestyle, lists ships visiting New Zealand, and elaborates on his religious beliefs. - Finding AidsRead the transcription here: archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D14425/a1494.html
- General note
This copy, made by Thomas Whitley, is a transcript of the original manuscript, dictated by George Bruce and pre-dates the 1898 letter at the beginning of the volume.
Some of the text appears in a different hand.
Some pages have been added into the volume and are smaller in size.
Watermarks include, "W.C. Penfolds & Co / Sydney" ; "Ansell / 1847 [?]" ; "J. Budgen / 1813" ; "Phipps & Son / 1812"
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823656 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Handwritten on a paper label on front of volume, "The life of a / Greenwich Pensioner / 1778 to / Presented to John Dyer Esqr. / Secretary to Greenwh Hospital" - Creator/Author/Artist
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