Guide to the Typescript of the journal of Dr. Samuel T. Haslett
MS 7385
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Typescript of the journal of Dr. Samuel T. Haslett
- Date Range
- 1842 - 1852
- Collection Number
- MS 7385
- Extent
- 0.03 metres (1 Folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Libaray of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Typescript of the journal of Dr. Samuel T. Haslett written between 1842-1852. The journal deals with a range of topics including conditions on emigrant ships, colonial society in the 1840s, the convict system in Tasmania, bush life and the Victorian gold rushes. The journal was transcribed by Haslett's grandaughter Mrs. Francis Frazer in 1939. The preface was also added by Mrs. Frazer.
Item Descriptions
Preface, 17 May 1939 (Item 1)
Written by Mrs Francis Frazer, Haslett's grand daughter. Preface to the the journal providing background and contextual information regarding Dr Samuel Haslet as well as the writer's own assumptions about Haslett's personality and impressions of the time in which the journal was written.