Guide to the Papers of Samuel Deane Gordon, 1857-1899

 

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9865
Extent:
0.03 metres and (2 folders)
Language:
English
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Correspondence, promissory notes, legal and financial documents, many of them addressed to Gordon and the other trustees of The Empire newspaper, 1857-1859. The correspondents include Henry Parkes. There are also documents concerning a loan to the government of Fiji (1872-1873) and a memorandum regarding operations of gas companies in England (1867).
Biographical Note:
Samuel Deane Gordon was a Sydney merchant, pastoralist and politician. He was one of the trustees of The Empire , the newspaper managed and edited by Henry Parkes following its collapse in 1858.
Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Acquired by the Library in 2004.

References:

References used in the creation of this finding aid include:

Australian colonial currency and promissory notesby Michael P. Vort-Ronald, second edition, 2012 andStandard catalogue of world paper money by Albert Pick, vol 2, c1990

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3306370).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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