Lambeth Palace Library, London - John Moore - Papers of Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden, 1793-1794

MAV/FM3/476; M 677

fonds

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

432523

Microfilm : MAV/FM3/476. See contents list at Micro. Ref. Bks. 2.3/96, Items 1-2.
Microfilm : Another copy at M 677.

microfilm reel 35 mm

John Moore was Archbishop of Canterbury 1783-1805. Richard Johnson (1753-1827) was the first clergyman to practice in Australia. He arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 and stayed until 1800

The Moore Papers include papers of Richard Johnson and Samuel Marsden.
1) Memoirs dated 16 Apr. 1794, by Johnson re his life while chaplain to New South Wales, 1786-1794.
2) Copies of letters 1793-94 to Viscount Melville, Major Francis Grose and Captain David Collins, the Judge Advocate, re Johnson's plans for a church and his quarrels with Grose.
3) Further memoirs by Johnson dated 6 Aug. 1794, describing events in the colony since Apr. 1794 and including copies of letters sent by him during that period.
4) Letter 4 May 1794, from Samuel Marsden, Sydney, to William Wilberforce re his voyage to Australia, relations with Governor King and agriculture.
5) Letter, n.d., to William Wilberforce re the erection of a church in Sydney.
6) Letter 8 May 1793, from Johnson, Port Jackson to Archbishop Moore.
7) Plan and evaluation of the first church in Australia built by Johnson in 1793

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 113, p. 56-57
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M677
Microfilm copy of originals held by Lambeth Palace Library, Lambeth Palace Road, London, England