Guide to the Papers of Benjamin Baxter, 1825-1888

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 893
Extent:
0.03 metres and (18 letters)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Benjamin Baxter, National Library of Australia, MS 893, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Letters from various individuals, relating to Baxter’s early military background and his business and pastoral interests in Melbourne, and in some cases seeking his assistance in their financial difficulties.

There are also three letters to Mrs Baxter and letters from various relatives including Baxter’s mother.

A document dated 1888 from the Railways Department, Melbourne, makes an offer of compensation in connection with a proposed railway line.

Provenance:

The letters were donated to the Library in 1962

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1253638).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Benjamin Baxter, National Library of Australia, MS 893, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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