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Abstract

The Derwent Bank was established in 1827 and opened for business on
1 January 1828 in Davey Street, Hobart, with a staff of two, the
cashier Stephen Adey and the accountant John Leake of Rosedale,
Campbell Town. William Henry Hamilton was appointed managing
director in 1830 but retired in 1832 and was replaced by Charles
Swanston (1789-1850), a former Captain in the Indian Army. Swanston
also carried on business as an import and export agent in wool, tea,
sugar, rum, etc. The bank failed in 1849 and John Walker, merchant
and mill owner of Hobart, acted as liquidator. These letter books
were found with the papers of John Walker in the mill buildings
formerly occupied by him in Barrack Street, Hobart (see also Walker
papers RS:20). Another Swanston letter book in the State Library
of Victoria a and accounts of receipts and payments 1835-1840 - RS.9

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	Swanston, Charles
Keywords:	Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, science, natural science, social history, Australia, indexes, University of Tasmania, Library, private deposits, archives, Collections, catalogue, Special, Van Diemen's Land,
Publisher:	Royal Society of Tasmania, University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
Collections:	Royal Society Collection Other Special Collections
Additional Information:	Royal Society Collection RS.9
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