Guide to the Collections held by the Liverpool City Libraries (as filmed by AJCP)

Transported convicts, 2 November 1837 (Item f. 1-9)

Reply by Lord John Russell to resolutions on Liverpool as a place of embarkation for transported convicts and other matters, 19 February 1838 (Item ff. 44-47)

Transported convicts, 27 April 1839 (Item ff. 10-101, 111-112)

Purchase of £700 New Zealand Consolidated 5 per cent bonds, May 1879 (Item f. 133)

'Colonies and trade', an address by Baron de Worms, 6 February 1889 (Item)

Minute on Australian mail arrangements as affecting East Indian mail arrangements, 15 November 1889 (Item)

Col. Hawkins on his visit to Australia and New Zealand; ignorance of colonists of the port facilities at Liverpool, 16 July 1923 (Item)

Journal of accounts, 1 November 1856 - 31 December 1860 (Item ff. 1-54)

Ledger (Item f. 1)

Ledger (Item ff. 3-5)

Ledger (Item f. 10)

Ledger (Item ff. 14-21)

Ledger (Item ff. 23-26)

Ledger (Item ff. 34-37)

Ledger (Item ff. 48-49)

Ledger (Item ff. 56-57)

Ledger (Item f. 60)

Invoices (Item ff. 1-9)

Invoices (Item f. 11)

Invoices (Item ff. 43-46)

Letterbook (Item ff. 1-7)

Letterbook (Item ff. 9-10)

Letterbook (Item ff. 34-35)

Letterbook (Item f. 38)

Letterbook (Item ff. 40-41)

Letterbook (Item f. 47)

Letterbook (Item ff. 49-50)

Letterbook (Item f. 55)

Letterbook (Item ff. 67-68)

Letterbook (Item ff. 70, 79)

Letterbook (Item ff. 88-89)

Letterbook (Item f. 102)

Letterbook (Item ff. 109-11)

Letterbook (Item f. 120)

Kirk Montgomery & Co. (Liverpool) to H. Symonds: shipment of vinegar, 14 April 1857 (Item)

Includes: Kirk Montgomery & Co. to A. E. Symonds. Order to buyers and Learmonth of Sydney for purchase of 50 bales of wool. (15 September 1857).

David Samwell to M. Gregson, 24 June 1773 (Item 17/3)

Refers to recently published account of three voyages round the world by the Dolphin, Swallow and Endeavour.

D. Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 9 December 1775 (Item 17/10)

Considers sailing round the world as surgeon's mate on HMS Resolution.

D. Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 23 February 1776 (Item 17/11)

Gregson's appointment as surgeon's mate on HMS Resolution.

D. Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 25 March 1776 (Item 17/12)

Waiting for Resolution to sail; expects to be made a surgeon on his return.

D. Samwell (Deptford) to M. Gregson: waiting to sail, 16 May 1776 (Item 17/13)

D. Samwell (Plymouth) to M. Gregson, 29 June 1776 (Item 17/14)

Lord Sandwich and others had dined on board with J. Banks and D. Solander before leaving the Thames.

D. Samwell (Plymouth) to M. Gregson: thanks for good wishes, 12 July 1776 (Item 17/15)

D. Samwell (Cape of Good Hope) to M. Gregson, 22 October 1776 (Item 17/16)

Plans of Capt. Cook to proceed to Tahiti and then search for North West Passage. [Also a newspaper cutting of Jan. 1777 quoting this letter]

J. Crosier (London) to M. Gregson, 2 February 1780 (Item 17/17)

No news of D. Samwell but thinks he is well; surgeon had died on voyage...

John White (London) to Madam [?], 18 October 1780 (Item 17/19)

Visited the ship on her return to find what specimens of animals and birds had been brought home. Mr. Samwells has not produced any for him yet despite his promises.

David Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 23 October 1780 (Item 17/20)

Has been very rushed. Does not have as many specimens as had hoped. Was made Surgeon by Cook in August 1778.

David Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 1 November 1780 (Item 17/21)

The small number of specimens brought back.

David Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 16 December 1780 (Item 17/22)

Reference to two New Zealand boys, carried on the ship; Non existence of the North West passage; death of the Captain; lack of scurvy.

David Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 17 December 1780 (Item 17/23)

Reference to the visit to the Otaheite.

David Samwell (London) to M. Gregson, 7 April 1781 (Item 17/26)

Reference to Sandwich Islands.

David Samwell (Sheerness) to M. Gregson, 16 May 1782 (Item 17/30)

Ellis's account of the Cook voyage.

Mansfield's commercial diary and almanac for 1850 (Item 1)

Letts's diary, or bills due book, and almanac for 1866 (Item 2)

Letts's diary, or bills due book, and almanac for 1867 (Item 3)

Letts's diary, or bills due book, and almanac for 1868 (Item 4)

Letts's diary, or bills due book, and almanac for 1869 (Item 5)

Thomas Rushton (Sydney) to W. Roscoe, 8 October 1814 (Item 4261)

Sends money to his three daughters in Liverpool.

Thomas Rushton to W. Roscoe, 31 October 1815 (Item 4269)

His daughters had already embarked for New South Wales before the money arrived.

Sir James E. Smith (Norwich) to W. Roscoe, 28 January 1825 (Item 4499)

News of A. Macleay, leaving to take up post of Colonial Secretary in NSW 'to colonize the country with eleven unmarried daughters and many sons'.