Robert Crawford (c.72p.), 1821-1825

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

Includes:

[A] Letters to Robert Crawford from Captain Pipper; Grace Knox (Elmfoot); J.Campbell (Sydney) congratulating him on appointment in office of Colonial Secretary; Sir Thomas Brisbane (Parramatta) re his salary.

[B] Letters from Robert Crawford to Campbell re offer of position and to his father introducing Dr Ramsay.

[C] 1821-07-11, Answers to queries in Mr McMorland's letter of re trade potential of NSW and emigration.

[D] 1825-05-21-1825-10-28, Journal of a voyage to NSW on board the Triton by Thomas Crawford.

Details of sailing from Leith; food; other passengers; weather; arrangements at table to prevent dishes rolling off; signalling other ships; visit to Santa Cruz; ceremonies of crossing the line; catching a shark and eating it 'strong rank food'; catching Cape Pigeons; crew's rations; sighting Mewstone Rock; docking at Hobart; beauty of countryside; snow on Mount Wellington; cannot walk out of town without being robbed by bushrangers; 'streets here are very dirty'; punishment of prisoners; activities of the two newspapers; 'Hobart town is something like Port Glasgow, when everything is through the town in a 'pig's whisper'; prisoners in jail attempt to escape on hearing that the soldiers are chasing bushrangers; voyage to Sydney taking prisoner accused of boat stealing; sighting native fires on land.

[E] 1821-04-24, Miscellaneous Papers - includes: list of Robert Crawford's stock, 1823, receipts, invoices, visiting cards, note on time difference between Sydney and Greenoch, play bills for Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 11 April 1821 and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

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