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Abstract

Correspondence from Capt. William Wood [1840s], 1852-1857 to John Leake
From Hawkridge: wife needed a visit from Mrs Leake for a few days in their distress (ND. 71840s];
Mrs Leake's illness (12 May 1852); dismissal of Palmerston, suggests "memorial" in favour of
transportation, "false Lord Grey", Mrs Leake's illness (10 June,1852) Mrs Leake's death: "she was one of
the very few who shewed me the same kind attentions in adversity that I received from many others in
prosperity only", Leake to return to Legislative Council, Archer's impertinent speech to Allison (4 July,
1852); invitation to visit, wife's death, persuaded Mr Stackhouse to bury her on the property near their
young children; sending Clarke's Travels and tulip roots, harvest, good but expense of horses, carts etc.
great, scarcely tried the reaping machine but "it would have cut the stubble close and saved the trouble and
danger of burning it", vagabond fiddlers who dined on the road set fire to the grass, criticism of legislation,
Governor had affronted wife by not visiting (13 Feb. 1855); books; thanks for strawberry plants and
mulberry tree, House of Assembly a "company of comedians", Governor's "enormous salary" (7 May, 1857);

Attended Allison's funeral, had painful operation; John T. Leake's painting, criticised reduction of constables,
approved wool tax (1 Aug. 1857). See also correspondence on Magistracy L.l/F.300-305, transportation
L.l/F.438-53, and Leake's trusteeship of Wood's property while in debt 1833-44 L.1/G.I-65
(11 docs.) From the Leake Family Papers L1/B569-79

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	Wood, William and Leake, John
Keywords:	Tasmania, social history, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, Elizabeth Leake, John Leake, Rosedale, Campbell Town, Legislative Council, roads, farm, letters, correspondence, William Wood, Snakebanks
Publisher:	University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
Collections:	Leake Collection
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