Letters and cuttings concerning Devonshire families resident abroad collected by Sir Roper Lethbridge while preparing his presidential address to the Devonshire Association (3 vols: 286 letters), 1901-1901

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Many of the letters are very lengthy and provide detailed family histories, recollections of Devon, accounts of emigration, and views on relations between England and their new country. Correspondents include G.H. Beedell (Brisbane) A. Bess (Brisbane), H.E. Bond (Brisbane), E.A.F. Compton (Perth), F.B. Boyce (Sydney), A.P. Browne (Lyttelton), J.W.P. Cocks (Boulder), R.C.W. Cuming (Christchurch), S.P. Cutmore (Swan Creek, Queensland), Margaretta Dare (Perth), W.E. Davey (Dubbo), W.P. Devonshire (Adelaide), T.P. Dolling (Laverton, W.A.), Irena Donavan (Kenmore), Mary Downing (Warwick), J.G. Eales (Morpeth), S. Elson (Raymond Terrace) J.R. Elsner (Brisbane), W.F. Evans (Rockhampton), Hadassah Glate (Sydney), J. Halse (Narrabi), D. Hambley (Brisbane), R.J. Hancock (Onslow), J. Jerred (W.A. Goldfields), Charlotte Knight (Christchurch), F.E. Lockwood (Adelaide), A. Marshall (Wellington), Mary Ann Mayers (Cairns), A.M. Mitchell (Adelaide), T. Norrish (Broome Hill, W.A.), H. Pearce (Bathurst), S.J.E. Putt (Sydney), R. Raymont (Strathpine, Queensland), Jephthah Roberts (Brisbane), W.H. Seward (West Maitland), W. Sparke (Newcastle), T. Tozer (Perth), E.F. Vincent (Auckland), Jessie Webber (Sydney), E.S.A. Willis (Mundaring), Mary Yeo (Yass), Mary Young (Adelaide). There are also letters from correspondents in England, such as T.D. Acland (Exeter), P.G. Bond (Plymouth) and H.W. Holman (London) referring to relatives in Australia and New Zealand.

There is a copy of the address by Lethbridge on Devonians overseas, 30 July 1901.

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