Henry Rae papers, ca. 1818-1840

MLMSS 4125/vol. 1X

fonds

ca. 1818-1840

923044

1 outsize volume of textual material

Henry Rae emigrated from Scotland to New South Wales in ca. 1822. On his arrival in Sydney in ca. 1823, Rae set himself up as a saddler. Later he received a grant of land in the vicinity of Turro and Beresfield, N.S.W. Consequently, he moved to the nearby town of Maitland, N.S.W. Henry Rae married Jean Gordon, daughter of Maurice and Mary Gordon in 182-. Margaret Hodges, a friend of Jean Rae, died in Sydney in September, 1824

Series 01: Henry Rae, 1824-1840
A. Letters received 1824-1833
Included two letters by James Dunlop, superintendent of the Government Observatory at Parramatta, N.S.W. 30 June-4 August 1833
B. Will, 10 August 1840

Series 02: Jean Rae, Mrs Henry nee Gordon, ca. 1818-1833
A. Correspondence, ca. 1818-1833
Includes two letters by Henry Rae, 9 June 1820, no date, and two letters by Jean Dunlop, 13 September 1824-May 1826

Series 03: Miscellaneous material, 1824, no date
Being an epitaph of Margaret Hodges, 1824, and two valentine messages, no date

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-547 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011