Letter from Sir Thomas Brisbane to Colonel James Wilson, 27 May 1826

MLMSS 10063/Box 1X

fonds

27 May 1826

9580637

0.47 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1773–1860) was appointed governor of New South Wales in 1821. His reforms antagonised leading colonists with the result that he was recalled to England, leaving the colony in November 1825.
Colonel James Wilson purchased Sneaton Manor in 1820, subsequently rebuilding it as Sneaton Castle, and was the member for York in the House of Commons from 1826 until his death in 1830.
References:
Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall (1773–1860). Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brisbane-sir-thomas-makdougall-1827 (accessed 20 April 2018)
Wilson, James (d. 1830), of Sneaton Castle, Whitby, Yorks. and 3 Brunswick Place, Mdx. The History of Parliament. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/wilson-james-1830 (accessed 20 April 2018)

Manuscript letter, signed, ink on paper, comprising four pages on a single folded sheet, further folded for posting; red wax seal intact, with postmarks and watermark. Accompanied by four typescript pages including transcript of letter and notes relating to the letter [ca. 201-?].

The letter was written by Brisbane immediately upon his return to England following his recall by Earl Bathurst. In the letter, Brisbane comments on the circumstances of his recall, asks Wilson to guarantee two bills he was obliged to draw prior to his departure from New South Wales, and concludes with news of his family.

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Housed with the collection is the card folder with labels in which the documents were presented to the Library.

The letter is dated on the address panel ‘27 May 1826’ which corresponds with the date Brisbane arrived back in England. The date ‘27 May 1827’ at the beginning of the letter appears to be an error.
[Librarian note: 20 April 2018]