Letters from William and Henry Sanford to members of their family, 1851-1853

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The letters were written to their father Edward Sanford, their grandmother Mary Sanford and their cousin Caroline Sanford. The letters from William, written from Perth, refer to his voyage from England, his first impressions of Perth, Henry's appointment in the Convict Department and his later business activities, the climate, the colony's prospects, the usefulness of convicts as servants, and Captain Charles Fitzgerald, the Governor of Western Australia. The letters from Henry were written from Perth, Toodyay and Fremantle. They refer to his appointment in the Convict Department, the employment of convicts on public works, the climate, his life at Toodyay, mutual friends, and news of gold discoveries in Victoria.

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