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Ground plans of Government Houses Sydney and Hobart, 1840 - 1849

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/10

Scope and Contents

Two rough, undated pencil sketches with descriptive notes, one on each side of a sheet of paper, 4½'' x 7''. The main writing is not in Frome's hand, but he has added 'Govnt House Sydney' and 'New Govt House Hobart Town'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1840 - 1849

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

General Edward Charles Frome (1802-1890) was Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, 1869-1874.

Extent

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope) : paper

1 page(s) (1 page)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 8

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented with the Frome Papers, which were received 1929-1933.

Related Materials

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes other papers of Edward Frome, RCMS 22/39, 40, 59/1, 59/4 and 113/56.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Frome, Edward Charles, 1802-1890, General

Finding aid date

2004-02-04 09:47:04+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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