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840161

Title
Draft manuscript concerning Emigration, ca. 1836
Call number
MLMSS 7850
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1836
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
840161
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4916, frames 549-560
Physical Description
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
Scope and Content
The manuscript provides an insight into the mind of a nineteenth century emigrant from England to Australia, and the issues of class and social mobility which framed such decisions.
General note

Includes a 2 page transcription of the manuscript.
Signatures / Inscriptions

Unsigned. Paper watermarked `1834'
Date note

No date. Date of watermarked paper is 1834 and the manuscript includes a reference to the `new Squatting Act ' which was implemented in 1836.
Subject
Australia--Social conditions--19th century.
Australia--Social life and customs--1788-1900.
Australia--Emigration and immigration--19th century.
Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--19th century.

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