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Thomas James Lempriere papers, 1834-1849

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Title
Thomas James Lempriere papers, 1834-1849
Subject
Voyages and travels
Penal colonies--Australia
Convict labor
Tasmania--History
Personal narratives
Diaries
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Lempriere, Thomas James
Keywords
Van Diemensland
Surveyors
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Libraries Tasmania
Period of reference
1834 – 1849
Date
March 23, 1834
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdZV51
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/Library/SD_ILS-1349920
Series number
A 3343
Item number
npAdZV51
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Port Arthur
Language
French
English
Description from source
0.06 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript.

Item 1: Diary of Lempriere at Port Arthur, 23 March 1834-30 April 1836
Item 2: Diary of Lempriere at Port Arthur and Oatlands, 1 February 1847-11 July 1849
Item 3: Penal Settlements of Van Diemen's Land
Item 4: Instruments of Appointment
Item 5: Diary of F. G. Simpkinson during a surveying voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur The diary contains many references to Lempriere's work in the Commissariat Department, to events in Hobart, gives details of all the inquests he held, records arrivals and departures of local ships. Lempriere was a keen amateur painter and etcher and records all his subjects
Physical format
Manuscripts
Diaries
Maps
Records
Related resources
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/Library/SD_ILS-543386
Bibliographic citation
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