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Reference NumberP/MIS/196
Alternative Reference NumberTH/8204/3
LevelFile
TitleLetter from George Johnstone, surgeon superintendent of the Henry Porcher [according to Lloyd's Register of 1844, a barque built 1817 in Bristol] in St. Katharine's Dock, to his mother at 6 Upper Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland. Refers to the ice in the Thames, to seeing members of his family at Deptford, to Falmouth and to Captain Hindmarsh 'the Governor of the Colony' for which they are apparently bound.
Date(s)7 February 1838
Description[John Hindmarsh was appointed the first Governor of South Australia in February 1836 - see Dictionary of National Biography]
Extent1 document
CategoryCorrespondence
FormatManuscript
Access StatusOpen
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