John Pascoe Fawkner papers, 1837-ca. 1860

DLMS 175
DLMSQ 391

fonds

1837-ca. 1860

944706

1 box and 1 folder of textual material - manuscript and typescript - 20 cm.

John Pascoe Fawkner emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1801. He was in business in Tasmania for many years as baker, builder and hotel keeper. in 1835 he formed a party to settle in Victoria who established themselves on the present site of Melbourne. He was active in business and politics in the new colony for the rest of his life

1. Personal papers, 1837-1860

DLMS 175
a. Library book, personal notes and records, 1 April 1845-8 February 1860.
Records of books lent and purchased, accounts connected with building house in Melbourne and jottings concerning church history.

b. Private account book, with brass lock and key, 1 June 1842-15 December 1860.
Records of farm and household expenditure, financial transactions, land owned and sold in Geelong, Tullamarine etc.

DLMSQ 391
c. Biographical note, written in third person and addressed to W. Gibbon, Journal of Australasia. 1837. 3 pages of carbon typescript.

2. Legal papers, 1838-1842
DLMSQ 391
a. Mortgage of house and land in Launceston to Joseph and Judan Soloman, 27 December 1825. Copy made ca. 1840.

b. Grant by purchase (3) Melbourne allotment 182 of section 2, 5 March 1838 and Jika Jika parish 5 April 1842.

c. Settlement by John Pascoe Fawkner in favour of Mrs. Elizabeth Fawkner, 30 March 1842.

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Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

See Sir William Dixson correspondence file for letters concerning provenance of manuscript
DLMSQ 391 transferred from DLSPENCER 383