[Photocopy of letterbook of Matthew James Everingham]

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Series[UMA-SR-000002539] 1/2 Letterbook of Matthew James EveringhamAccession[1974.0084] RITCHIE FAMILY AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCEIdentifierUMA-ITE-1974008400001Scope and ContentOriginal version is 1974.0084.05378 Note: Matthew James Everingham (1769-1817) was sentenced to seven years transportation in 1784 and arrived in Australia in the First Fleet Transport Scarborough having little more than two years of his sentence still remaining Upon release, he was granted fifty acres near Parramatta (1) The book appears to consist of copies of letters from Everingham to Samuel Shepherd in England The letters give details of operations of the "Rum Corp" and "various methods of trade", of life in Sydney, of Everingham's efforts to farm his land and of an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Blue Mountains in 1796 Included are three newspaper cuttings concerning aspects
of progress in NSW (sources and dates unknown); also, a note dated 1823 recording statistics on the emancipated convict in NSW The letters as written are not in chronological order (Since 1817 is given as the year of Everingham's death, he cannot be the writer of the last-mentioned item It would appear that copies were made in England and that Daniel Ritchie possibly acquired the book at a time when he was interested in convicts and transportation as a method of punishment)Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1974.0084 Unit 0001

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CreatorRitchie, DanielRoleCollector

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CreatorEveringham, Matthew JamesRoleProvenance

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Datec.1780-c.1800

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Previous System ID1974.0084.00001Finding Aid Reference1/2

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Feature CollectionThe Ritchie Family Collection

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[Photocopy of letterbook of Matthew James Everingham]