Letter from David Cannan to his mother, from Lemon Springs, Tasmania, 47 miles from Hobart Town

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Item 21

Content Summary:

David Cannan writes to his mother from a trip in Tasmania with Jane. It begins in Lemon Springs on the 30th September 1856. He describes the journey over; their impressions of Launceston; flora and fauna they saw; the beauty of the country. The letter is continued from Hobart Town on the 5th October. He again describes the beauty of the country they saw on their journey to Hobart; impressions of the town; describes the journey they took; the relative cheapness compared to Melbourne; impressions of the locals; materials furniture and buildings are made of. The letter continues again on the 11th October from Ross, 69 miles from Hobart Town.Again he describes their journey; the election; people they met. The Letter then finishes on the 10th of November from Melbourne. Details their journey home; how much money they spent on their trip; stories of people they met on their travels.

Names:

Johnson, Margaret Dorothea

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