Correspondence with Governmental Bodies

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Containers:
Box 4
Component identifier:
Series 5
Content Summary:

Consists of letters, and government documents, arranged in chronological order with undated items placed last.

Letters are concerned with such areas as: the purchase of land; requests for aid with employment; estimates to build roads etc.; compensation for flood damage. They come from such bodies as the Colonial Secretary's office; Sydney Infirmary; Town Clerk's Office; Department of Lands; Department of Public Works.

Official documents include: certificates of marriage; application for passage to Australia; certificate from the University of Aberdeen; and birth certificates.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The Lang Papers came to the National Library with the Sir John Alexander Ferguson Collection.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2624418) for the access conditions.
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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