Guide to the Papers of Sir Anthony Musgrave (as filmed by the AJCP), 1862-16 May 1916

Summary

Collection number:

M412

Creator:

Musgrave, Anthony, Sir

Extent:

9 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Citation items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Letters of commission and associated instructions 1862-83, appointing Musgrave to his various official positions.

Memorial 1883 signed by J.I. Wigham and all the 'principal ladies' of Portland, Jamaica.

Correspondence including letters from Sir Alfred Stephen to Dudley Field; 15 personal letters 1890-1901 from Sir Samuel Griffith to Lady Musgrave, with references to Federation and Australian political and public figures; correspondence 1888 between Col. G.A. French and W.A.B. Musgrave, concerning a Capt. Draper; correspondence 1870-1916 concerning journal articles on economic topics by Sir Anthony Musgrave, together with personal and family matters.

Schedule of petitions and telegrams presented to Musgrave in December 1884 asking for the reprieve of Bernard Williams and Neil McNeil. McNeil had been found guilty in November 1884 of the shooting of a native of the Solomon Islands. Included is portion of a draft letter by Musgrave on the McNeil case.

Diary 1888 kept by Lady Musgrave; book containing items relating to the death of her husband in 1888, including press cuttings, letters of condolence, photographs of Musgrave, photographs of memorials; probate of the will of Musgrave.

Correspondence 1910-12 concerning memorials to Musgrave with photographs of the memorials.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828-1888) was born in Antigua, the son of the colony's treasurer. He was educated in the West Indies and in 1851 was admitted to the Inner Temple, London. He soon returned to Antigua and was colonial secretary in 1854-60. He was administrator of Nevis in 1860-61 and was lieutenant-governor of St Vincent in 1862-64. He was governor of Newfoundland in 1864-69, British Columbia in 1869-72 and Natal in 1872-73. In 1873 Musgrave was appointed governor of South Australia and two years later he was knighted. In 1877 he became governor of Jamaica and in 1883 he returned to Australia as governor of Queensland. He died suddenly while in office.

Musgrave had a strong interest in economic matters and was the author of Studies in political economy (1875). He contributed occasional articles to London journals such as the Contemporary Review and the Westminster Review.

In 1853 Musgrave married Christiana Byam. She died in 1858, leaving two sons. In 1870 he married Jeanie Lucinda Field (d. 1920), the daughter of the American lawyer and law reformer David Dudley Field (1805-1894). They had three sons and a daughter (who died in an accident in Adelaide in 1874). Musgrave's nephew Captain Anthony Musgrave (1849-1912) was Deputy Commissioner (1884-88) and Government Secretary (1888-1908) of British New Guinea.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Collection reference: 19647034.

For further information see Sir Anthony Musgrave at the Duke University Archives (https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000857071).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Citation items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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