423623
- TitleWalter Lawry - papers, ca. 1810-1825
- Creator
- Call numberA 402
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1810, 1813, 1816-1825 - Type of material
- Reference code423623
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 765 (A 402)
- Physical Description1 volume - 0.04 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript) - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Walter Lawry was a Methodist missionary who came to Australia as chaplain on the convict ship, Lady Castlereagh in 1818. He was instrumental in the development of the Methodist Church in Australia having established a Methodist church at Parramatta and services in Bathurst. In 1819 he married Mary Clover Hassell, daughter of Rowland and Elizabeth Hassall. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.2, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1967 - Scope and ContentCorrespondence from Walter Lawry mainly to his parents in Cornwall about his activities and travels. Includes letters to friends; description of his journey to Australia; the purchase of a house at Windsor; his marriage to Mary Hassall Nov. 1819; comments on religious and political disputes; the building of a Chapel
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D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover - Subject
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