Guide to the Collections held by the Buckinghamshire Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1789-1923

Summary

Collection number:

M1667-M1671

Creator:

Buckinghamshire Record Office

Extent:

39 items

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:

Material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: calendars of prisoners 1789-1855 in Aylesbury Gaol, including many sentenced to transportation; Papers 1794-1803 of Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart, Secretary of State for War and Colonies 1801-1804, referring to: trade with East Indies and Philippines; British annexations in Moluccas; proposed settlement at Port Phillip Bay; appointments in New South Wales; and an account of the colony written by David Collins; Papers 1883-1923 of 5th Earl of Rosebery concerning his property interests in Sydney and Darwin which include letters from his Australian agents, legal papers, plans, maps and cuttings; Portion of autobiography c.1889 by Rev. John A. Greaves describing his voyage to Australia and his work as an Anglican Minister in the Hunter Valley and Sydney 1857-1866; Letter 1836 of Anne Russell in Launceston referring to difficulties of employment for emigrant women in Van Diemen's Land and Letters 1854-1855 of John Dukes in South Australia and William Dukes in Sydney.

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-vn2257946] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies. Formerly the 'Buckinghamshire Record Office', County Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1UA, England.

For further information, see Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies (http://archives.buckscc.gov.uk/).

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

Contact:

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