William Smith O'Brien - Papers [M1980-2003], 1829-1864

M 1980-2003

fonds

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

432807

Microfilm : M 1980-2003

4 microfilm reels 35 mm

Politician, 1828-48. Member of the Irish Confederation. In 1848 he was involved in a planned insurrection, was arrested and sentenced to transportation to Tasmania. In 1854 he was granted a conditional pardon and settled in Brussels, returning to Ireland in 1856

Includes papers relating to colonial emigration; O'Brien's conviction and transportation to Tasmania; imprisonment at Maria Island and Port Arthur; granting of conditional pardon and return to Europe and Irish affairs. Also includes journal written by O'Brien in Tasmania for his family, 1849-53 and letters by O'Brien to Lucy O'Brien, 1849-54

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 miscellaneous series M1980-2003
Microfilm copy of originals held by the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, at MSS 426-467, 3923, 8653-8666, 9050-9051 and MSS 22340-22399
Descriptive list available (14 p.)