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Abstract

Letters from Maurice Weston to aunt Jane Clark written between1859 and 1871.
From Geelong and Hythe, Tasmania about Aimee's baby, Guthrie's family, highland
games at Geelong, servants- "Colony's lazy ways", Dr Kilgour's camp Jan.59,(Letter 1);
rents, parents' health, Dr. Bromby of Melbourne Grammar School (Letter 2); social
life, Hobart races (Feb.66 ,T4); business, Panshanger- deer and kangaroo shooting
(Feb.1866, Letter 5); possible purchase of "Abyssinia" from Boys and Hall- went to
Wilmore and Mandeville (1866-67,Letter 5); Mrs Brown renting Cluny- cannot pay
£600 due to poor prices, if JC (John Clark?)agrees will reduce rent to £520, Brown good tenant
(1868,Letter 9); Maria and baby well (Apr.l868,Letter 9), reference to photos of tomb[? family
monument at St. Mary's Kempton] (Apr.l868, Letter 9). Also letters from Marie E
Weston (wife of Maurice) from Geelong: health, given up hope of having baby,

Guthrie's children Willie, Madeleine, Jessie (ND.- Letter 8), Launceston: Maurice sending
shrubs, Mr Weston much better and Mrs W. never looked better, longed to accept
invitation to Mauriceton, spending a few days in town with sister Mrs Barkway, Mr
Barkway's church [St.Paul's] beautifully decorated for Christmas, prefers Anglican to
Presbyterian service (ND, Letter 11). From the family papers of William & John Clark of Cluny, Bothwell 1812-1872-Royal Society Collection
RS8/F10 Letters 1-11

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	Weston, Maurice and Clark, Jane
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, Clark Family Papers
Publisher:	Royal Society of Tasmania, University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
Collections:	Royal Society Collection Other Special Collections
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