Guide to the Papers of James Furse
MS 694
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Letter from James Furse to Miss S. Furse, 6 October 1842 (Item 1)
Letter from James Furse written from Melbourne to his sister giving descriptions of country, the local birds and his intentions to taxidermy them and bring them home, comments on trade, his opinion of South Australia, and general Colonial life.
Letter from James Furse to Mr. J. Furse, 9 October 1842 (Item 2)
A letter from James Furse to his brother in which he describes his impressions of the new land. He describes the customs and behaviour of Aboriginal people he has encountered or heard about.
Letter from James Furse to his Father and Mother, 16 January 1843 (Item 3)
A letter from James Furse to his parents discussing marriage prospects in the colony; wages and prices; rate of spending in the colony; the climate; lack of amenities; food; condition of land tenure; the desire for increase in population to buy and consume all the food produced; trade in commodities with Van Dieman's Land; description of stock riders and teh wildness of cattle.
Letter from James Furse to his Father and Mother, 27 March 1843 (Item 4)
James Furse writes to his parents from Melbourne with his impressions of the Colony. He describes the water situation; the prices of goods such as wheat, potatoes and apples; describes the soil; milking of cows; the excessive heat. He gives his address as Merri Creek, Port Phillip, Australia Felix.
Letter from James Furse to his Father and Mother, 27 August 1843 (Item 5)
James Furse writes to his parents from Melbourne describing the affairs of the colony very low. Prices of agricultural products and food; many going bankrupt; slaughtering of sheep for tallow; the population being too small; remarks that the colony has been the ruin of wealthy men.