Letter from David Cannan and Jane Cannan to Mary Cannan, from Melbourne, per Madras and overland via Southampton, 20 May 1854; 26 May 1853

Component identifier:

Item 12

Content Summary:

Started on 20 May from David, then continued on 26 May from Jane. Discusses extended family mambers and their travels and movements; the change in weather in Melbourne; the increase in the price of beef and mutton; acquaintances from England arriving in Australia. Jane continues the letter noting not much sight of native animals, the plants that grow in gardners, her increasing domesticity, and gossip about friends and acquaintances.

Names:

Johnson, Margaret Dorothea

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