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Title
Richard Bourke papers, 1830-1850
Creator
Richard Bourke, Sir, 1777-1855
Call number
MLMSS 2328
Level of description
fonds
Date

1830-1850
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
422717
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 3752, frames 1-266 (MLMSS 2328/1).
Microfilm : CY 3753, frames 1-441 (MLMSS 2328/2).
Physical Description
2 volumes of textual material
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Sir Richard Bourke, 1777-1855, was Governor of New South Wales, 1831-1837. After his term of office he returned to Limerick, Ireland. One of his sons, Richard, was in New South Wales until 1834, as his private secretary
Scope and Content
Contents include letters to his son, Richard, 1830-1850, containing some references to affairs in New South Wales, annotated by R. Bourke, with letters received (6), 1835-1847, and miscellaneous papers re his estate at Limerick, Ireland
General note

Preservation microfilm copies made, Dec. 1997.
Available for reference.
Name
Bourke, Richard, the younger
Subject
Governors--New South Wales--Correspondence.
New South Wales--Politics and government--1788-1851.
Place
Limerick (Ireland)

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