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Part of Leake Papers
Part of Leake Papers
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Collection consists of some of the papers of John Leake (1780-1865) of Rosedale, near Campbell Town, pastoralist, justice of the peace, member of the Legislative Council and a former merchant of Hull and Hamburg, who settled with his family near Campbell Town, Tasmania, in 1823, and of his family, including his youngest son Charles Henry Leake (1819-1889) whose heirs inherited Rosedale.
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake from Hawkridge dated 13 October 1842 regarding the request for loan of £300, interest payment due in 10 days and can offer collateral of 600 ewes and their accompanying lambs
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake dated 14 November 1842 regarding sale of Hawkridge
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake from Hawkridge dated (?) 2 October 1842 regarding morgage interest repayment on the 20th of month and request for loan of £300
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake from Hawkridge dated 2 October 1842 regarding fire, governor, rebuilding river banks and corn
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake dated 20 November 1842 regarding his desire to sell Windfall and the sheep part of Hawkridge
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake dated 27 October 1842 regarding Leakes refusal of loan and not needing any help by the end of next year. Latin inscription at the bottom of the letter from part of the Poem Tristia by the ancient poet Publius Ovisius Naso. Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris
(As long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone)
John Leake
Letter: undated (October 1842)
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Undated letter written by William Wood to Leake regarding his financial situation, harvest unsold, if creditors insist will sell up everything - town allotment, horses, carriage, furniture anything except the sheep
John Leake
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- 1838
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, Snakebanks dated 10 June 1838 regarding the membership of the committe for the Church of England Grammar school
John Leake
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- 1836
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Letter written by William Wood dated 10 September 1836 regarding 41 bushels of wheat, newspapers and Mrs Woods kind regards
John Leake
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- 1841
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 13 june 1841 requesting subscriptions to the school in Hobart town to be called the Archdeacon Hutchins school for the instruction (as I have been informed) of the lower classes, and under the control of the chief minister of the English church in this colony: The subscriptions range from £10.10 downwards if you or others incline to subscribe
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated (?) 14 August 1842 regarding always making mistakes in acceptances, all afflicted with rheumatism, rations given out to servants and going to the ball.
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood to Leake from Hawkridge dated 14 September 1842 regarding flood, never seeing the river that high and 350 acres of corn underwater
John Leake
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- 1841
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 15 August 1841 regarding no chance of his sons being able to raise any of the money which I borrowed and advanced to them for Port Philip – Idetermined on selling his land at the Windfalls or part of the Estate
John Leake
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- 1838
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, dated Friday 15 December 1838 regarding a loan of three hundred pounds for wheat
John Leake
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- 1842
Part of Leake Papers
Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 15 March 1842 regarding mistake in the acceptance
John Leake
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- c1838
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, dated Friday 16 March 18?? regarding the price that the sheep fetched at Spencers Gulf
John Leake
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- 1836
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, dated May 16,1836 regarding wheat, possibilty of selling of his estate to Mr Bryant and his wife very unwell
John Leake
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- 1836-1869
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge, dated 20 May 1836 wishing an offer on the sale of his estate in March providing he is offered three pound per acre and the auctioning of the stock. Includes a sketch of the property
John Leake
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- 1841
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 22 August 1841 regarding his financial situation, finding a purchaser for Windfalls and Mr Smith wanting 750 pounds to give up the two year lease.
John Leake
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- 1841
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 22 November 1841 offering the services of a very decent entire horse of the carriage breed for Leakes mares also Mrs Wood will be most happy to see Mrs Leake and her friends at any time
John Leake
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- 1834
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Letter written by William Wood dated 24 February 1834 regarding tickets of leave
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 25 May 1842, regarding sending two acceptances which he hopes will be more correct and of how he is much annoyed by the rheumatism
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 29 August 1842 regarding acceptance (enclosed), still busy ploughing and sowing
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 26 June 1842 to Leake regarding his health, thanking him for his letter and when he should trim his grapevine
John Leake
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- 1842
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Letter written by William Wood from Hawkridge dated 5 June 1842 to Leake regarding surprise at the acceptance of draft being unpaid as he gave the letter to Mr Hankey a gentleman who had been staying with him – telling him it was of consequence
John Leake
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- 1833
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Letter written by William Wood from Snake Banks dated 5th November 1833 to John Leake regarding volumes of the New Monthy and wifes health
John Leake
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- 1841
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Undated letter regarding 40 bushels of oats
John Leake
Letter: Brighton, December 1876
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- 1876
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Letter dated 17th December 1876 from Arthur Leake in Brighton UK to his brother Charles
Letter: Brighton, November 1876
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- 1833
Part of Leake Papers
Letter from Charlotte Wells dated 3 July 1883 written from Hobart Town
Letter from Matt Seal: April 11 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated April 11 1893 regarding her enclosed blue ribbon
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: April 14 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter addressed to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated April 14 1893 regarding the reward claimed by the old gentleman for the blue ribbon
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: April 29 1895
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- 1895
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated April 26, 1895, telling of fighting bushfires at Dunrobin and fly fishing and camping up and down the Glenelg River
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: August 26 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated August 26, 1893 regarding meeting Mr Les Gatenby and George Mercer near Morningside and another Mr Gatenby and Rod O'Connor at Cressy.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: August 26 1894
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- 1894
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated August 26 , 1894
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: December 21 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated December 21, 1893 thanking her very much for the photograph and telling her about the grand fancy dress ball to be held in the Exhibition Building on the 4th of the New Year.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: February 14 1896
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- 1896
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated February 14, 1896, regarding falling from her bicycle, an illustrated example of his Biking Costume, hot weather, a horse dying of sunstroke and seven different parsons in Easterton.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: January 6 1895
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- 1895
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated January 6, 1895, telling of New Year parties at the neighbouring stations and thanking her for the photo and the calendar
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: January 6 1896
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- 1896
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated January 6, 1896, thanks for the almanack, busy with parties and races, request for photo of her in jacket and sailors hat.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: July 18 1895
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- 1895
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated July 18, 1895, sorry he is taking so long to reply but hopes she will send him her newest photograph.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: July 6 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated July 6 1893 regarding the wedding of Miss Emily Dobson.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: July 9 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated July 9, 1893 apologising for sending a letter intended for her to Miss Nellie Clark.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: June 5 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated June 5 1893 thanking her for button hole and a tie and how he wore them to the garden party where they were immensely admired.
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: March 3 1894
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- 1894
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Woorara, Buninyong, Victoria, dated March 4, 1894
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: November 12 1894
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- 1894
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, written from Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria, dated November 12, 1898, regarding request for a new photo, the shearers strike and his pony Monkey
John Leake
Letter from Matt Seal: October 29 1893
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- 1893
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Humorous illustrated letter to Miss Dolly from a young friend, Matt. Seal, from Hobart, dated October 29, 1893 asking for a photograph.
John Leake
Letter of introduction from Alex McLaren
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- 1822
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Letter of introduction from Alex McLaren dated October 1822 from Leith to Mrs Burn care of Mr James Scott Colonial Surgeon, Hobart Town
John Leake
Letter of introduction from George Burder
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- 1822
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Letter of introduction from George Burder addressed to Rev. Samuel Marsden dated London 6 November 1822
John Leake
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- 1840
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Handwritten promissory note signed by William Wood, Hawksridge, dated 2 June 1840 for the sum of one hundred pounds, due September 5. Stamped in black ink The Commercial Bank Launceston No. 16137
John Leake
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- 1840
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Handwritten promissory note signed by William Wood, Hawksridge, dated 2 June 1840 for the sum of one hundred pounds, due September 6. Stamped in black ink The Commercial Bank Launceston No. 16613
John Leake
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- 1840
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Handwritten promissory note signed by William Wood, Hawksridge, dated 2 June 1840 for the sum of one hundred pounds, due September 5. Stamped in black ink The Commercial Bank Launceston No. 16138
John Leake
Recommendation for grant of land in V.D.L.
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- 1822
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Letter of recommendation from the Colonial Secretary for a grant of land in V.D.L.
John Leake
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- c1850-1854
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Two pen sketches of Rosedale showing tower and weather vane, porticos and terraces, conservatory, stables etc, gardens. Drawn by John Travis Leake, c1850 - 1854
John Travis Leake
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Transcript of Item B5 - Letter of introduction from Alex McLaren. Transcribed by Felicity Allan-Eames, 28th August 2014
Part of Leake Papers
Transcript of Item B6 - Recommendation for grant of land in V.D.L.,. Transcribed by Felicity Allan-Eames, University of Tasmania, 1st September, 2014
