Reverend Samuel Marsden papers, 1794-1857

A 5412

fonds

1794-1857

940027

Microfilm : CY 3014 (Items 1-3)
Microfilm : CY 3125 (Items 4-51)

2 boxes of textual material

Samuel Marsden, 1764-1838, came to Australia in 1794 as assistant to the chaplain, Reverend R. Johnson. As well as engaging in church and missionary activities, Marsden was also interested in farming and sheep breeding. In 1807 he owned nearly 3000 acres of land in the Parramatta district and over 1000 sheep

Series 01: Personal papers, 1804-1838
Box 1
a. Mrs Marsden's interest under will of her mother, 1804-1836
b. William Longford's debt to Marsden, 1827-1831
c. Bank of Australia, cashiers receipts, 1834-1836
d. R. V. Dulhunty letters, 1833
e. J. D. Lang letters, 1829-1830, relating to money owned by Scot's Church, Sydney to Marsden
f. F. M. Sloman, Bathurst, 1836-1837
g. Miscellaneous papers, 1822-1838, including draft letter from Marsden to Sir Thomas Brisbane relating to glebes and school lands, 1822
h. Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, 1837-1838
Item 1
i. Miscellaneous undated papers

Series 02: Estate papers, 1838-1854
Item 2
Consisting chiefly of letters to and from James Norton and the executors, W. Macarthur, H. H. Macarthur and J. Campbell

Series 03: Harrex estate papers, 1825-1847
Item 3
Harrex estate papers of which Samuel Marsden was sole executor

Series 04: Letters and accounts of the Church Missionary Society to Marsden, 1823-1836
Item 4
With letter from Bishop Broughton relating to his acceptance of the new post of Bishop of Australia, 1835

Series 05: Papers related to the running of properties, 1822-1838
Item 5
a. Returns of sheep, with miscellaneous papers, 1827-1838
Item 6
b. Financial papers, 1822-1835, concerning quit rents and taxes
Item 7
c. Papers relating to wool sales, 1825-1833

Box 2
Series 06: Newlands estate, Field of Mars, 1838
Item 8

Series 07: Land grants, 1794-1831
Items 9-28
with Bank of Australia share certificates, 1826. Includes copies of grants to J. Thomson, G. Barrington, 1794, and grants to S. Marsden, 1803-1822

Series 08: Legal documents, 1830-1845
Items 29-51

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-180B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

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