Guide to the Historical documents collected by Kraft Foods Limited

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MS 10104

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Collection Summary

Title
Historical documents collected by Kraft Foods Limited
Date Range
1758 - 1896
Collection Number
MS 10104
Extent
0.85 metres (1 clam shell box; 1 phase box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
NLA

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises a certificate of Discharge for William Bray, Boatswain on HMS Pembroke, 18 December 1758, signed by James Cook (Master); an account by William Bligh of embarkation of 11th Regiment troops at Yarmouth on 7 April 1790, [c.1800s]; a letter of Sir Thomas Brisbane, 21 October 1810; Printed sheet with lyrics for ballads 'The female transport' and 'Long parted have we been', [c.1820s?]; Notes by Charles Kingsley for a lecture on Australia, [c.1850s]; The News-Letter of Australasia, No. 5, November 1856; Miner's Right, Colony of Victoria, issued to H. Richards of Eurobin, 15 March 1896.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4594429).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Historical documents collected by Kraft Foods Limited, National Library of Australia, MS 10104, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Item Descriptions

Certificate of Discharge – William Bray, Boatswain on Pembrooke, Signed James Cook (Capt), dated 18 December 1758, 1758 (File 1) - Volume 1

One of the earliest surviving examples of Cook's signature, dating from a period in his career when he served on HMS Pembroke in the Gulf of St Lawrence carrying out surveying work between 1757 and 1759. The document is signed by both Cook and Captain John Simcoe

Miner's Right, Colony of Victoria, issued to H. Richards of Eurobin, 15 March 1896, 1896 (File 2) - Volume 2

Printed sheet with lyrics for ballads 'The female transport' and 'Long parted have we been', c.1820's (File 3) - Volume 2

Letter dated 21 October [18]10 signed by Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1810 (File 4) - Volume 2

Account by William Bligh of embarkation of 11th Regiment troops at Yarmouth on 7 April 1790, 1790 (File 5) - Volume 2

Notes by Charles Kingsley for a lecture on Australia, c.1850, c.1850 (File 6) - Volume 2

The News-Letter of Australasia, No. 5, November 1856, 1856 (File 7) - Volume 2

This serial was first published July 1856


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