Guide to the Collections held by the Strathclyde Regional Archives (as filmed by the AJCP)

Robert and Thomas Crawford letters (250p.), 1822 - 1828 (File 1/6/293)

Letters from Robert and Thomas Crawford (Sydney, Hillend) to their father Hugh Crawford; and from John Curtis (London)...

Robert Crawford (74p.), 1821 - 1828 (File 1/6/294)

Correspondence re his appointment as Principal Secretary to Government of NSW and his life in NSW...

Robert Crawford (118p.), 1821 - 1823 (File 1/6/295)

Letters from Robert on voyage to Sydney on Royal George and from Sydney; and from John Shaw (London) to Hugh Crawford...

Robert Crawford (84p.), 19 April 1821 - 17 May 1821 (File 1/6/297)

Letters from Robert in London and on board Royal George to his father, Hugh Crawford...

Robert Crawford (c.72p.), 1821 - 1825 (File 1/6/298)

Miscellaneous papers, correspondence, visiting cards, London theatre bills...

Sapphire (c.30p.), 1853 - 1854 (File 1/6/417)

Correspondence between David Balderston (Greenoch) and Archibald Macgoun (London) re insurance and cargo of Sapphire on voyage to Australia.

Robert and Thomas Crawford (c.139p., some crossed and damaged letters), 1824 - 1848 (File 1/6/626)

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers re Robert and Thomas Crawford, Hillend NSW to father Hugh and brother David Crawford re their farming activities, conditions in the colony...

Voyages book (114p.), June 1840 - February 1854 (File 12/4/2)

Details of accounts for voyages to Calcutta, China, Penang, Singapore, Melbourne.

Log book (163p.), 28 May 1850 - 9 June 1851 (File 12/4/3)

Log book for voyage to Penang, China, Manila, Cork, Greenock...

Log book (145p.), 2 August 1851 - 1 July 1852 (File 12/4/4)

Log book for voyage to Penang, Singapore, Mauritius, Greenock...

Circular letter from William Morrison, chairman of a meeting, held at Philosophical Hall Paisley, of the Unemployed Operatives intending to emigrate to Port Phillip or Sydney, 26 August 1841 (Item 355)

Re subscription to provide intending migrants with necessities. (2p., printed)

E.S. (Glasgow) on receipt of £1000 to go to Australia. (2p.), 6 November 1838 (Item 1)

E.S. (Strath Albyn, SA), 29 December 1845 (Item 2)

Re sheep farming, sheep lost to disease; his engagement; asks for money. (4p.)

Charles Stirling (Strath Albyn, River Angus), 1 August 1846 (Item 3)

Re moving sheep to new run; Mr. Grote's legacy on death of mother. (3p. extract)

E.S. (Strathalbyn), 3 February 1846 (Item 4)

Re drawing bills on his father's name; lost more sheep. (4p.)

Campbell and Co. (Glasgow): re bills of exchange. (2p.), 9 May 1846 (Item 5)

Archibald Stirling to [Edward], 28 June 1846 (Item 6)

Re the bills of exchange 'you had no right to draw on me'. (4p.)

John Stirling (Posthumous, off Bahia), 19 November 1840 (Item 27)

Re voyage, seasickness, birds sighted, reading. (4p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 17 August 1844 (Item 65)

Re loosing money in Bank of Australia; new position as Sergeant at Arms to Legislative Council; ways of influencing a new Governor in his favour. (5p.)

Lord Euston (Wakefield Lodge), [1846]-02-10 (Item 127)

Re introduction for [John Stirling] to Sir Charles Fitzroy. (4p.)

R.W. Grey (n.pl.), 14 March 1848 (Item 36)

That no vacancy in the customs in Sydney.

John Stirling (Sydney), 11 September 1847 (Item 85)

Thanks William for introduction to Sir Charles Fitzroy; 'they made some sad blunders in society when they first arrived which created great disturbances'. (3p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 25 July 1849 (Item 297)

Thanking him for his kindness; Captain Erskine's cruise among 'cannibal islands'; excise laws. (4p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 23 December 1850 (Item 32)

Thanks Sir William for using his influence with Lord Euston, as a result Sir Charles Fitzroy has promoted him; news of 'our friend Erskine'. (4p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 12 June 1851 (Item 33)

Re appointment of Sir Charles Fitzroy as 'Governor General of all Her Majesty's Australian Provinces'; discovery of gold; sending 2 sons home with Erskine. (8p.)

Charles Stirling (London), 7 August 1852 (Item 132)

Requesting loan on going to Adelaide; booked passage with Mr. Grote on Cleopatra. (3p.)

William Stirling (Keir) to Charles, 9 August 1852 (Item)

That cannot lend him money. (2p., draft.)

Charles Stirling (London), 27 August 1852 (Item 133)

That Alexander Morrison is informed on Australia. (2p.)

Eliza Stirling (Clydehaugh), [1852]-01-14 (Item 135)

Thanking William for interest in John's boys. (4p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 1 April 1852 (Item 138)

Re future of his sons; importance of 'English education'; problems caused by discovery of gold; farming prospects; squatters. (6p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 3 May 1852 (Item 139-140)

That appointed Agent for the Church and School Estates by Sir Charles Fitzroy, requests William uses his influence to get appointment confirmed by Secretary of State. (8p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 20 June 1852 (Item 141)

Re prosperity of Victoria; gold.

John Stirling (Sydney), 24 February 1853 (Item 214)

Re his appointments; possibility of responsible government; prosperity of the colony. (8p.)

Lady Matilda Maxwell, n.d. (Item 279)

That she has given Mrs McDougall £100 for her mission to Borneo. (4p., part letter)

John Stirling (Sydney), 9 January 1854 (Item 324)

That has been appointed Acting Auditor General with a seat in the Legislative Council; French occupation of New Caledonia.

Eliza Stirling (Edinburgh), n.d. [1857] (Item 258)

That John has started sheep farming venture with Andrew Bonar at Moreton Bay. (2p., faint)

Eliza Stirling (Born Castle), n.d. [1857] (Item 259)

Re death of one of John's sons. (1p., faint)

Julia Lockwood (Brighton), 28 February 1861 (Item 104)

Requesting Governorship of Southwest Australia for Charles Keith Falconer. (8p.)

C.T. Grant (London), 2 May 1863 (Item 17)

Re return of Sir James Brooke to Sarawak. (1p.)

J. Brooke Brooke (Dorking), 12 May 1863 - 9 December 1863 (Item 18-24)

Re situation in Sarawak and relations with his uncle. (60p.). A statement regarding Sarawak by J.Brooke Brooke. (34p., printed)

J. Grant (Bridge of Carn), 1 May 1863 (Item 124)

Re activities of Sir James Brooke in Sarawak. (6p.)

C. Stirling (Edinburgh), 1863-03-04; 1863-03-20 (Item 294-5)

Re sending money to Hannah Hamilton in Australia. (8p.)

J. Brooke Brooke (London, Dorking), 12 March 1864 - 8 April 1864 (Item 27-32)

Requesting W.S. ask a question in Parliament about Sir James Brooke's activities; the appointment of a consul in Sarawak; John Abel Smith's endeavour to form a new company to take over the Borneo company. (25p.)

H. Hamilton (Fitzroy), 17 June 1871 (Item 181)

With news of her children; requesting subscription for new church. (4p.)

David Blair (Melbourne), 7 November 1872 (Item 13)

Requesting a copy of W. Stirling's privately printed catalogue Raisoumee of the Anas, which he will present to the Melbourne Public Library. (3p.)

Duke of Buccleuch (Dalhuith), 17 June 1873 (Item 23)

Re Colonial Church Bill. (1 p.)

Henry Sheffield (Public Library, Melbourne), 1 October 1873 (Item 460)

Acknowledging receipt of two books. (2p.)

William Anderson (Wellington), 1 June 1874 (Item 7)

Re his meeting with W.S. 22 years ago; has had a varied life in New Zealand; gold mining for 13 years; manager of wholesale store. (14p.)

David Carnegie (Stronvar), 4 September 1875 (Item 33)

Enclosing: John Sawers (Gothenburg) to Carnegie, 20 August 1875, news of his sons, John and William, in their sheep farming venture at Bundabulla, Darling River; John is manager of a New Zealand Bank in Wellington; quantity of wool produced. (8p.)

John Sawers (Gothenburg), 14 January 1876 (Item 287)

Re mortgage on his son's sheep run as security for loan. (4p.)

J.E. Alexander (Bridge of Allan), 18 February 1873 (Item 126)

Re his proposed book 'Bush fighting', a history of the Maori wars. (4p.)

Eliza Stirling (Kenmuir), 14 April 1857 (Item 19)

Re John's situation in Australia.(2p., faint)

John Stirling (Sydney), 17 October 1856 (Item 20)

Introducing his neighbour Mr Bloxsome. (1p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 22 January 1857 (Item 21)

Re his treatment at hands of new representative assembly; new postal service. (4p.)

John Stirling (Sydney), 9 March 1857 (Item 22)

Re effects of new government, 'the truth is they want to make room for their own friends in all the appointments'; his sheep station at Moreton Bay. (6p.)

R.T. Girdwood (Bridge of Allan), 21 May 1856 (Item 346)

Offers to supply information on Australasian colonies. (1p.)

C.M. Stirling (Kippenross), n.d. [January/February 1848] (Item 28)

That John wishes to obtain post of Clerk to Legislative Council in Sydney. (2p.)

William Stirling (Glasgow), 9 March 1848 (Item 29)

That John has written about position in Customs House at Sydney. (4p.)

Charles Heath Wilson (Florence), 3 October 1874 (Item 16)

Re death of Walter Campbell in New Zealand from exposure. (3p.)

S. Walcott (Colonial Land and Emigration Office), 22 February 1853 (Item 193)

Re memorial of Alexander Kemp and others, desiring passages to Australia. (1p.)

D. Robertson Williamson (Creiff), 17 February 1853 (Item 201)

Re desire of local people to go to Australia. (2p.)

Jane Bright (Sterling), [n.y.]-12-14 (Item 14)

Re her son George in the Colonial Office, Melbourne.(4p.)

Jane Bright (Sterling), [n.y.]-12-17 (Item 15)

That emigrated with family in 1853. (8p.)

Elliot (Colonial Office), December 1859 (Item 47)

That Emigration Agency at Stirling is filled by Emigration Commissioners. (4p.)

John Grant (Bridge of Carn), 26 January 1859 (Item 60)

Re situation in Sarawak. (4p.) Encloses copy of William Seymour Fitzgerald (Foreign Office) to Sir James Brooke, 11 January 1859, re protection of British Crown over Sarawak. (2p.)

John Stirling (Windham Club), n.d. (Item 166)

Enclosing a draft of his case against the Legislative Council; hopes for compensation for loss of office. (4p., enclosure wanting)

H. Drummond Wolff (Colonial Office), 6 April 1859 (Item 206)

Re case of John Stirling. (2p.)

Francis Eddington (Melbourne), 4 November 1875 (Item 113)

Re his pension from service in 1st 14th Regiment of Foot.

Captain Thomas Buchanan (Bridge of Allan), 21 February 1874 - 13 May 1874 (Item 14-20)

Re position at Penang. (18p.)

Lord Carnarvon (Colonial Office): re Captain Buchanan. (2p.), 2 March 1874 (Item 21)

J. Ormanney (Colonial Office), 11 March 1874 (Item 28)

That Captain Buchanan needs to be familiar with Malay language. (2p.)

C.T. Grant (Bridge of Earn), 1 January 1877 (Item 68)

Re James Brooke Cruickshank 'an able administrator amongst the natives in Borneo'. (4p.)

Allan MacPherson (Blairgowrie), 1876-04-01; 1876-04-16 (Item 216-7)

Re abolition of law of Hypothec; recommends enactment of NSW law 'Act to give a preferable lieu on wool from season to season, and to make mortgages of sheep, cattle and horses valid'; his membership of NSW Legislative Council. (8p.)

C.H. Ainslie (London), 1876-02-22; [1876]-03-08 (Item 4-5)

Re obtaining a colonial governorship. (8p.)

Lord Carnarvon (Colonial Office), 1 March 1876 (Item 5A)

That no vacancies amongst Governorships; 'promotion [in Colonial Service] goes on from the lower to higher ranks and it is difficult to introduce outsiders except in peculiar circumstances'. (2p.)

J.Carment (McEwen and Carment, Edinburgh), 1871-07-15; 1871-07-25; 1871-07-26, 1871-07-27; 1871-08-01 (Item 367-371)

Re method of sending loan to Mr Sawers' sons in Australia. (11p.)

Extract from speech or article?. (1p.), 31 July 1852 (Item 1)

J. Brooke (London) to Lord Grey, 11 February 1858 (Item 2)

Re future government of Sarawak. (2p.)

'The Settlement at Sarawak: proceedings at Manchester'. The Times. (3p., printed extract), 23 April 1858 (Item 3)

J.Grant (Kilgraston), 28 June 1858 (Item 4)

Re protection of Sarawak: Lord Derby's opinion; activities of pirates; his son Charles in S.E.Asia. (16p.)

Notes on Sarawak for Lord Claredon, n.d. (Item 5)

Alternative solutions to problems of future government; position of the natives; 'the objects of the government heretofore have been to raise the natives, to lead them, to teach them their just rights as a People and to give them a share in framing and administering the laws under which they live. The same general principles should in future be maintained.' (4p.)

Wrapper (Item 6)

[Edmund Gore Booth?] (Hong Kong) to Isabella, 19 January 1862 (Item)

Re voyage from Singapore; tiger shooting in Singapore; 'Singapore is not a bad sort of place, but is very flat and very hot and has some fine buildings'. (8p.)

Reginald Gore Booth (Penang, Singapore, Manila) to his mother. (64p.), 15 May 1874 - 8 May 1876 (Item)

Subjects include: voyage on Zambesi to Penang 'this steamer...is full of cockroaches...I could not stand troops of cockroaches walking over me in the night time'; his house 'Leonie Hill'; his working companions Campbell and Wilson; Chinese in office; 'there are all sorts of queer insects here against which I wage a perpetual warfare'; learning Malay; Islamic practices; decline in China trade; his health; his position in the House at Manila.

Reginald Gore Booth (Singapore) to his sister Cally, 15 July 1876 (Item)

Re life in Singapore; the cathedral. (8p.)

Nellie Levick (Sydney) to Isabella Gore Booth (Liverpool), [1876]-06-05 (Item)

Re winter weather; insects; 'spiders and ants I rather admire for their perseverance'; amusements; 'Sydney is really not far behind the old country in most things'; Mrs Scott Siddons' performance in Romeo and Juliet; expecting visit from Mrs Herbert Levick from Fiji. (8p., faint). Includes: photograph of Mrs Hamilton and baby Walter.

Reginald Gore Booth (Singapore) to brother Henry, 29 May 1874 (Item [3])

Re life in Singapore; the cathedral; local insects; Mangostine. (2p., transcript)

Reginald (Singapore) to sister Bella, 25 June 1874 (Item [4])

Re robbery; local fruit and flowers. (1p., transcript)

Reginald (Singapore) to his mother, 24 November 1875 (Item [5])

That leaving Singapore for his health. (1p., transcript.)

Harry R. Parker (Lower Murray, NSW) to Susan, 25 June 1860 (Item)

Re mustering cattle; discovery of gold on Snowy River; 'the two colonies are fighting about gold duties and levying taxes on goods crossing the Murray'; quality of food. (6p.)

Harry R. Parker to Susan, 25 August 1860 (Item)

Re possibility of George going out to Australia. (1p.) (letters at back of bundle)

Charles S. Parker (London) to cousin Susan, 11 May 1877 (Item)

Re lending money to her brother Harry Parker. (8p.)

Harry R. Parker (Rothley Temple Loughborough) to Susan, 7 April 1879 (Item)

Re return to family home; paying off liabilities in New Zealand. (8p.)

Marian Frances Parker (W[ellington?]) to Susan, 21 April 1882 (Item)

Re death of her father; visit to Okara - sailing on harbour; the International Exhibition 'New Zealand really does herself great credit by her exhibits'. (4p.)

M.F. Parker (W[ellington?]) to Susan, 25 April 1884 (Item)

Re health of children; planning trip to England. (4p.)

James Edward Parker [New Zealand] to Susan, 15 August 1884 (Item)

Re health of children; intending to visit England in November. (4p.)

S.E. Smith (Weybridge), 6 October 1873 (Item)

Re lending money to Harry Parker. (8p.)

S.E. Smith (Putney), 11 May 1877 - 12 May 1877 (Item)

Re money raised on the Temple for Harry. (10p.)

William Cunninghame Smith (Timaru) to Isabella Gore Booth, 29 February 1868 (File)

Re news that son Edmund has joined Robert in China, better prospects there than in New Zealand; lower wool prices. (4p.)

Letters from Harry R. Parker (Pera, Suez, Benares, Yowen Hill, Christchurch, Omeo, Dunedin, Waitaki, Waitangi Waihau, Waimate, Temple Rothley Loughborough), 1860-02-15 - 1885-11-24; 1912-08-25 (File 1155)

Subjects include: voyage on Pera; other passengers 'are not of the first order'; tiresomeness of overland route; Aden; fine sunsets; staying on Danglish's sheep station 130 miles from Melbourne; the diggings; extracting gold; profitability of Victorian stations; looking for a station in New Zealand; bad roads in Otago; voyage on Omeo to Melbourne; has bought a run from Pike on Waitangi River; Christmas in Otago; stock on the run and labourers; plan of house; diggings at Inapeka drawing all farm hands; shearing 'fancy having about twenty ruffians to look after for a month'; buying cattle; unsuitability of Queensland appointment; visit from Bishop; training a horse for Timaru races; visit to England 1863/1864; new mail arrangements; effects of wet summer; price of wool; marriage to Emily Kitchener; birth of son, 1871; meeting of New Zealand synod 'who seem to devote themselves to persecuting poor Bishop Jenner'; change in partnership with brothers; buying land and borrowing money; George in attendance on Governor; deprived of large portion of run by freeholders; business and family matters after return to Temple Rothley, 1877-1912. (226p., some faint letters).

Letters from James Edward and Marion Frances Parker (Waitangi, Oamaru, Waimate, The Trap, Wales, Waimate, W[ellington?], Ravenscroft, Newcastle), 11 May 1864 - 31 January 1894 (File 1157)

Subjects include: trip with Harry up country to Erskine's Station; George's popularity; planting fruit trees; enlarging the woolshed; George's return from England; high taxation 'it all goes into the pockets of the North Island people who reap a benefit from this horrid war. I wish they had to fight their own battles'; visit to Charles Perring and Angus Macdonald; obtaining land in North Island from Maoris; Harry's wedding; wool market; land policy; effects of the weather; South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club meeting; cultivating land; visit to Wales with wife, Fanny, (Marion Frances Sandbach) 1876; return to New Zealand; 'the piano is universally admired for beauty of tone'; news of children; merino wool of 5 years growth; Synod meeting; opening of Cathedral; quality of New Zealand meat; wrecks in Timaru harbour 'nine or ten lives lost'; International Exhibition 'the Christchurch people are a good deal pleased to turn up their noses at it'; return to England in 1885; sale of family home Temple Rothley; Millie's extravagances. (120p., some letters incomplete).

Dr George Turner (Glasgow) to Houstoun, 4 June 1889 (Item)

Re Samoa; his paper on Samoa has been sent to political quarters and published in Scottish Geographical Magazine May issue; mistake made by Sir John Thurston in admitting the 'preponderance' of German interests; Sir Arthur Gordon's actions in 1879. (6p.)

Diary, 1901 (File 38/17)

Daily entries re activities as Governor and voyage across Pacific home...

Victor's and Gem's Scrapbook, 1896 - 1898 (File 46/3)

Press cuttings telegrams, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, re births of children to Lord and Lady Lamington in Queensland, (c.30p.)...