John Campbell - Papers [M385], 1850-1851

MAV/FM4/1543
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fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432424

microfilm reel 35 mm

Surgeon on the ship William Jardine carrying convicts to Van Diemen' Land

Records written or assembled by John Campbell during the voyage to Australia on the William Jardine comprising: Diary 15 July to 21 Nov. 1850, noting daily routine of the surgeon, some incidents with the convicts on board, land sightings and the weather. List of the 261 male convicts on board, compiled by John Byron, a convict sentenced to ten years transportation for forgery. The list gives names, age, marital status, birth place, sentence, crime, original trade or occupation, conduct in prison, whether the could read or write, years of separate confinement and public works, conduct on board, height and sometimes weight on embarkation. List of "General regulations to be observed by prisoners on board the William Jardine", and a list of overseers, constables, cooks, barber and clothesmen. Notes by Campbell on the health of the convicts, guards and their families summarising the symptoms and treatment of the most common diseases. Drafts of letters by Campbell to officials in Hobart and London, Nov. 1850 and May 1851 describing the health and conduct of the convicts and guards who had arrived on the William Jardine

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Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 24, p. 24
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M385
Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership
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