Guide to the Papers of the Rawson Family, 1786-1876

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 1759
Extent:
0.18 metres and (1 archive box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Rawson Family, National Library of Australia, MS 1759, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection consists mainly of letters from William and Samuel Rawson to their father John Rawson and other members of the family such as their sisters Marianne, Ellin and Elizabeth.

Samuel Rawson came to Australia in 1838 aboard the Florentia and joined the 28th regiment in Sydney.

William Rawson was employed in Calcutta in a merchant house but had to leave India for health reasons. From India he went to Van Diemen's Land in 1842, and travelled from there to South Australia and Victoria. Later he travelled to the New England area where he took up a station. He died in Charleville about 1866.

John Rawson (father of William and Samuel) spent his life-time in England in the Halifax area.

Apart from the numerous letters the collection also contains 6 diaries and logs of sea journeys undertaken by various members of the family, plans of the ships "Florentia" and "Thomas Coutts" and also plans of the city of Adelaide. There is also a prayer book and a silk play bill for an amateur production in Perth, Western Australia.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1456366) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Rawson Family, National Library of Australia, MS 1759, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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