Papers of Captain Charles Sturt (as filmed by the AJCP) [microform] : [M403], 1844-1848
- Bib ID:
- 2239219
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
- Summary:
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1) Letter of instructions from Governor George Grey, a schedule of men and animals proposed for Sturt's expedition with a list of provisions required. 2) Journal, 11 Aug. 1845 to 12 Jan. 1846, kept during the expedition. 3) Return of provisions and letter to Sturt 29 Jan. 1846 from Louis Piesse, the expedition's storekeeper. 4) "Vocabulary of the dialect spoken by the Murray River tribes in South Australia, May 1844" and "Specimens of the language of the natives of the Upper Darling". 5) Seven letters from the Colonial Secretary. A.M. Mundy, to Sturt July 1845-May 1847, concerning the expedition. 6) Drafts of notes by Sturt on the royalties from mines in South Australia and a draft of part of Sturt's Notice of the province of South Australia published with his Narrative. London, 1849. 7) Four drawings of landscapes and two charts 8) Letter, Feb. 1847, from Louis Piesse to Sturt; letter, Feb. 1848, about Sturt family matters.
- Notes:
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- Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.
- National Library of Australia holds microfilm master.
- Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M403.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-742486941
- Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership.
- Cited In:
- Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 444, p. 173.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (6 p.) Also appears at the beginning of the reel.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1844-1848
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Miscellaneous Series (Australian Joint Copying Project)..
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