John West 'The History of Tasmania', 1852

MLMSS 2268

fonds

1852

423392

2 volumes of textual material

Reverend John West , 1809-1873, arrived in Tasmania in 1838. He worked in Launceston, helping to found the City Mission, public hospital and other institutions. He was prominent in the movement to abolish transportation of convicts. In 1842 he helped to establish the Launceston Examiner and in 1854 he moved to Sydney to become the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

Published in Launceston by Henry Dowling

Author's copy. Printed, with manuscript corrections and annotations by the author. Handwriting identical with that in a letter from West to Edward Wise, 5 June 1864 in ML MSS. 1327/3, pp. 315-317.
1. pp. 209-340 are missing, with blank pages inserted at the back used for annotations
2. identical with other copies of the volume

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-511 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

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