Guide to the Papers of Sir John Ferguson
MS 3200
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: May 2016
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Ferguson, John Alexander, Sir
- Title
- Papers of Sir John Ferguson
- Date Range
- 18th-19th century
- Collection Number
- MS 3200
- Extent
- 25.24 metres (109 boxes, 11 folio boxes, 1 folio item)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
- Sponsor
- The digitisation of the Library’s Currency Collection was made possible by the generous financial support of donors to the Banknotes and Currency Preservation Appeal (2015). The Library gratefully acknowledges this support.
Introduction
Scope and Contents
A large group of papers accumulated by Sir john Ferguson during the course of his life and career. Comprises correspondence with missionaries, institutions such as the National Library, collectors and historians concerning his interest in collecting Australiana and in compiling his Bibliography of Australia; family correspondence; files of cuttings, manuscripts, both original and copies; notes and printed items on such topics as local histories, particular events in Australian history, and missionary work in the Pacific Islands; medals; early Australian money; papers relating to his work with the State Library of New South Wales and the Royal Australian Historical Society; and manuscript drafts and galley proofs of his Bibliography of Australia.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2291032).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired in a number of instalments from both Sir John Ferguson and his family.
References
References used in the creation of this finding aid include:
Australian colonial currency and promissory notes by Michael P. Vort-Ronald, second edition, 2012.
Statement about the Extent of this Guide
The Library is in the process of creating a full descriptive guide for this collection. As an interim measure, only currency items identified through the Library's 2016 Currency Project are described below.
Biographical Note
Sir John Ferguson, bibliographer and judge.
Item Descriptions
Currency, c.1812-1848 (File)
24 early Australian currency related items. Items 1-14 were originally located in box 20/folder 131 of the collection . Items 15-24 were originally located in box 82/folder 7 of the collection.
Items 15-24 relate to the Bank of Australia which was established by John MacArthur and business associates on 8th June 1826. After a healthy start the bank failed on 2nd March 1843. The liquidation of the Bank of Australia resulted in the remaining assets of the bank being disposed of by lottery to the shareholders. A shareholder had the right to ‘assign’ their ticket to someone else for the sum of £4. Plans for a second lottery in April, 1849 were objected to by the government and it did not take place.
Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales currency note for five shillings, c.1814 (Item 1)
Issue details
Type: later issue [1816-1817]
Country: Australia
Denomination: five shillings sterling
Issuing agency: Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales
Printer: probably Government Printer, George Howe
Domicile of issuer: NSW
Issued to: James Williams
Issue date: [1816-1817?]
Circulation status: unissued
Illustrative content: back has Latin quotation from Cicero warning against forging
Physical description: dimension - 169x83 mm; black print on white paper
Additional information
Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales founded 1 April 1810 by Governor Macquarie: effectively the first treasury. The funds received were for expenses relating to police, jails and capital works.
William Jenkins currency note for one shilling, c.1812 (Item 2)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: A (asterisk in oval)
Country: Australia
Denomination: one shilling sterling
Issuing agency: William Jenkins
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in copper coin
Issue date: [1812?]
Serial number: illegible
Signatures: Wm Jenkins
Physical description: dimension - 36x72 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
William Jenkins currency note for one shilling and sixpence, c.1812 (Item 3)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: A (asterisk in oval border)
Country: Australia
Denomination: one shilling and sixpence sterling
Issuing agency: William Jenkins
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in copper coin
Issue date: [Dec 1812?]
Serial number: 57
Signatures: Wm Jenkins
Physical description: dimension - 42x68 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
William Jenkins currency note for two shilling and sixpence, c.1812 (Item 4)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: B (frond border)
Country: Australia
Denomination: two shillings and sixpence sterling
Issuing agency: William Jenkins
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in copper coin
Issue date: [1812?]Serial number: illegible
Signatures: Wm Jenkins
Physical description: dimension - 40x67 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
John Hutchinson currency note for one shilling, c.1812 (Item 5)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: one shilling sterling
Issuing agency: John Hutchinson
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in copper coin
Issue date: [1812-13?]
Signatures: J Hutchison (sic)
Circulation status: unissued
Physical description: dimension - 41x91 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
John Hutchinson currency note for two shillings and sixpence, c.1812 (Item 6)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: two shillings and sixpence sterling
Issuing agency: John Hutchinson
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in copper coin
Issue date: [1812-13?]
Signatures: J Hutchison (sic)
Circulation status: unissued
Physical description: dimension - 42x88 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
John Hutchinson currency note for five shillings, 1813 (Item 7)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: five shillings sterling
Issuing agency: John Hutchinson
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer in colonial currency ('copper coin' crossed out and replaced in handwriting by 'colonial currency')Issue date: 17 April 1813
Serial number: 7
Signatures: J Hutchison (sic)
Circulation status: unissued
Physical description: dimension - 42x88 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
Additional information
This note is consecutive to No.6 held by Dixson Library, SLNSW.
Enoch Kinsela currency note for one shilling, 6 April 1813 (Item 8)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: one shilling sterling
Issuing agency: Enoch Kinsela
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: Bearer [in] currency
Issue date: 6 April 1813
Serial number: [3?]
Signatures: Enoch Kinsela
Physical description: dimension - 35x75 mm; black print on white paper with handwriting in ink
Enoch Kinsela currency note for one shilling and sixpence, 26 May 1813 (Item 9)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: one shilling and sixpence sterling
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: bearer [in] currency (handwritten)
Issue date: 26 May 1813
Serial number: [27?]
Signatures: Enoch Kinsela
Physical description: dimension - 35x73 mm
Garnham Blaxcell currency note for two shillings and sixpence, 17 December 1814 (Item 10)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: frond border
Country: Australia
Denomination: two shillings and sixpence sterling
Issuing agency: G [Garnham] Blaxcell
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: bearer [in] currency
Issue date: 17 December 1814
Serial number: 7
Signatures: G Blaxcell
Physical description: dimension - 48x81 mm
Additional information
Blaxcell arrived as acting Purser on HMS Buffalo. Appointed by Gov. King to several positions, he became a very wealthy merchant but was involved in debt litigation. He for England 1817 but died in Batavia in Oct 1817, his debts unpaid.
Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales currency note for one pound sterling (Item 11)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: early issue [1810-1816]
Country: Australia
Denomination: one pound sterling
Issuing agency: Police Fund [Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales]
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: bearer
Watermark: horizontal striations
Physical description: dimension - 53x129 mm
Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales currency note for two pounds sterling (Item 12)
Issue details
Category: Promissory (currency) note
Type: early issue [1810-1816]
Country: Australia
Denomination: two pounds sterling
Issuing agency: Police Fund [Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales]
Domicile of issuer: Sydney, New South Wales
Issued to: bearer
Watermark: horizontal striations
Physical description: dimension - 55x128 mm
Photograph of Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales currency note for two shillings and sixpence, c.1814 (Item 13)
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3740, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 15)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell, assigned to Mrs Clou?
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3740
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: assigned on reverse to Mrs [Clou?] for £4
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 192x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3741, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 16)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell, assigned to himself
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3741
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: assigned on reverse to Mrs [Clou?] for £4. 'Allotment 1 South Hastings' in pencil on reverse
Illustrative content: patterned border with 6 inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 192x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3745, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 17)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3745
Signatures: four bank directorsOverprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 198x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3746, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 18)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3746
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 198x115 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3747, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 19)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3747
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 198x115 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3749, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 20)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3749
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 197x114 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3752, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 21)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3752
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned borderwith six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 196x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3753, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 22)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3753
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 193x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3766, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 23)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3766
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 194x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting
Bank of Australia lottery ticket No. 3767, issued to John Campbell, 19 October 1848 (Item 24)
Issue details
Category: lottery ticket
Country: Australia
Issuing agency: Bank of Australia
Printer: H G Jervis
Domicile of issuer: George St, Sydney, NSW
Issued to: John Campbell. Not assigned.
Issue date: 19 October 1848; drawn on 1 January 1849
Serial number: 3767
Signatures: four bank directors
Overprinting: not assigned
Illustrative content: patterned border with six inset illustrations
Watermark: Sydney Banking Company
Physical description: dimension - 196x112 mm; black print on off white paper with ink handwriting