John Thomas Smith papers, 27 November 1838-24 December 1864

DLMSF 27

fonds

27 November, 1838-24 December, 1864

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

944707

1 volume of textual material and cartographic material - manuscript, printed - 55 cm.

John Thomas Smith, 1816-1879, publican, politician and landowner, was born in Sydney. In 1837, he arrived in Melbourne and was elected Melbourne city councillor in 1842; he was later elected Mayor and M.L.C. He was a prominent freemason and was the first mason to be initiated in Victoria. He owned town property and stations in New South Wales and Victoria

Item 1
a. Grant by purchase to Mary Langhorne of town land in Melbourne, 27 November 1838. Printed form completed in manuscript

Item 2
b. Letter from Brown & Co., Sydney making an offer for land in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 10 March 1841

Item 3
c. Handbill regarding sale of crown lands in Melbourne, 26 September 1854. Printed with manuscript annotations

Item 4
d. Certificate constituting a masonic province in Victoria, and appointing Smith Provincial Grand Master, 26 December 1855

Item 5
e. Grant by purchase to J. T. Smith of land in the parish of Doutta Galla, Melbourne, 24 September 1860. Printed form completed in manuscript

Item 6
f. Map of township of Broadmeadows, Victoria, 24 December 1864. Printed

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

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