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Moresby, Fairfax (Sir) fl 1851-1867 : Letters from Pitcairn Islanders
- Date
- 1851, 1868
- By
- Moresby, Fairfax (Sir), 1786-1877Moresby, Matthew Fortescue, 1828-1918; Adams, Caroline, 1827-1869; Buffett, Dorcas, 1832-1917; McCoy, Sarah, 1835-1868; Adams, Sarah, 1797-1851; Adams, Phoebe, 1824-1900; Young, Jemima, 1828-1868; Evans, Rebecca, 1830-1871; Young, Hannah, 1799-1864; Christian, Nancy, 1831-1853; Buffett, Louisa, 1829-1873; McCoy, Ruth, 1829-1862; Evans, Rachel, 1797-1876; Nobbs, Sarah, 1812-1899; Buffett, John, 1826-1906
- Reference
- MS-Papers-5779
- Description
Comprises copy of letter to Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby requesting that he visits Pitcairn Island, from a group of islanders (1851) with note re Pastor Nobbs; and letter to Admiral Moresby (son of Sir Fairfax) also from a group of Pitcairn Islanders who had moved to Norfolk Island thanking him for his assistance in their conflict (1868)
Accompanying material - Letter from High Commissioner for Australia to Library enclosing list of material provided for Library by Phyllis Mander-Jones re Samoa and from A G Bagnall re this donation (1969)
Source of title - Supplied
Relationship complexity - MS-Papers-0766 has same material
Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Typescripts (photocopies)
Provenance: Copies of two letters given by Mrs Moresby about 1965 to Colonel A Murray, Greenhill, Rownhams, Southampton and the typescript was lent by him to Australia House in May 1968
Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 18 photographs from the US Archives relating to Samoa transferred.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 folder(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Business correspondence, Typescripts, Photocopies, Typescripts (photocopies)
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