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Photocopied journal and letters of Agnes LaTrobe

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Title
Photocopied journal and letters of Agnes LaTrobe
Subject
Personal narratives
Voyages and travels
French diaries
Melbourne (Vic.)
French language--Writing
Category
1. Settlement
Author
La Trobe, Agnes
Ferguson, Kezia
Keywords
La Trobe, Charles Joseph
parenthood
Port Phillip
childhood
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Period of reference
1837 – 1914
Date
January 1, 1837
Link
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916410233607636
Series number
MS 14152
Item number
Box 4152/3
Access rights
Request from onsite storage
Rights
Copyright Undetermined.
Country of origin
Switzerland
Victoria
Place
Melbourne
London
Language
French
English
Description from source
2.0 cm., Photocopies of original ms.

Chronicle of the life of Agnes La Trobe, daughter of Charles Joseph La Trobe, beginning in 1837 and ending in 1914; also copies of various letters addressed to Agnes La Trobe; and a diary of Kezia Ferguson on voyage of "Rajah" from Port Phillip to London, 1845.
Physical format
Diaries
Correspondence
Letters
Abstract
Agnes LaTrobe arrived in Melbourne with her parents at age of two. Was sent to her mother's family in Neuchâtel, Switzerland at age of eight. See https://www.latrobesociety.org.au/agnes

Box 4152/3 contains three plastic folders:
1. Journal of Agnes La Trobe 1801-1914.
This is more chronicle than journal. All in French. Photocopied. Originals held in Neuchâtel.
2. Letters to Agnes La Trobe.
From her parents. Sophie La Trobe's letters mostly in English but alternates between English and French.
Charles La Trobe's letters in English.
Very affectionate. Separation from Agnes difficult.
3. Diary of Kezia Ferguson on voyage of "Rajah" from Port Phillip to London, 1845.
In English.
Related resources
https://www.latrobesociety.org.au/transcripts
Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/6M8Z5IMX/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/6M8Z5IMX/</a></p>