Letter from William Lawson to D’Arcy Wentworth

MLMSS 11957

fonds

12 December 1826

9673632

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript

William Lawson arrived at Sydney in November 1800 and was trained as a surveyor. He accompanied Gregory Blaxland and William Charles Wentworth on what proved to be the first successful attempt to find a route across the Blue Mountains. Lawson's knowledge of surveying made him a particularly valuable member of the expedition.
D'Arcy Wentworth arrived at Port Jackson on 28 June 1790. He had a career as a medical practitioner and public servant and was the father of William Charles Wentworth.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography

By descent from D'Arcy Wentworth through the Wentworth family

Consists of one short letter written by William Lawson at Paramatta to D’Arcy Wentworth at
Homebush on 12 December 1826. It reads: ‘I now write on in the subject of our races…my
horse Highflyer running against time, I do consider I have lost the sum, enclosed. £100’

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