Letter from Bennelong [manuscript] : Sydney Cove, New South Wales, to Mr Phillips 1796 Aug. 29

Creator
Bennelong, approximately 1764-1813
Call Number
MS 4005
Created/Published
1796
Extent
1 p.
Items
1
Scope and Content
The author of this letter is Bennelong, a leader of the Wangal people. In December 1792, Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne became the first Indigenous Australians to travel to England. In the letter Bennelong mentions his wife and another Indigenous man named Carroway, and passes on his thanks to Mr and Mrs Phillips for looking after him. The manuscript records the earliest known piece of writing by an Indigenous Australian, and is the only contemporary copy of a dictated letter which appears to have been copied verbatim by an unknown scribe. Dated Sydney Cove, New South Wales, 29th August, 1796. Signed 'Bannelong'.
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Bennelong & Phillips. (1796). Letter from Bennelong Sydney Cove, New South Wales, to Mr Phillips Retrieved December 4, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-557679852

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Bennelong and Phillips. Letter from Bennelong Sydney Cove, New South Wales, to Mr Phillips : , 1796. Web. 4 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-557679852>

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Bennelong & Phillips. 1796, Letter from Bennelong Sydney Cove, New South Wales, to Mr Phillips , viewed 4 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-557679852

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