Guide to the Records of Campbell & Company (as filmed by the AJCP), 1840

Summary

Collection number:

M393

Extent:

1 item

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Letter 1840 from Campbell Co to Henry Dangar, Neotsfield, Hunter River, New South Wales, concerning his account and usual charges on transactions in the colony, also mentioning that his arrangement with Campbell Co about his wool was satisfactory.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Campbell (1769-1846) was a merchant in India before settling in Sydney in 1800. Campbell Co. was soon the leading merchant house in Sydney. In 1811, however, while he was in England, his London agent failed and when he returned to Sydney in 1815 the company was liquidated. By 1820 he had established an agency and commission business and in the next few years he entered the intercolonial trade and became a shipowner again. In 1826 he formed a partnership with two of his sons and re-established Campbell Co.

Henry Dangar (1796-1861) migrated to New South Wales in 1821 and was appointed an assistant in the Survey Department. He was responsible for preparing the plans of Newcastle and surveying much of the lower Hunter Valley. He was dismissed in 1827 for using his public position for private gain. He returned to England, but came back to Australia in 1830 as surveyor to the Australian Agricultural Company. He explored and surveyed the Liverpool Plains and recommended that the Company acquire an extensive tract of the country. In 1833 Dangar retired and settled at his property Neotsfield, near Singleton. He increased his holdings greatly and by 1850 owned or leased over 300,000 acres. He also owned town allotments in Newcastle and along the Great North Road to the Liverpool Plains. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1845 to 1851.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1856090] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Mr D.F.O. Dangar. Devon, England

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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