James Butchart, Tongola and Melbourne, to sister and brother

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Series[UMA-SRE-19900083] Correspondence of James ButchartAccession[1990.0083] CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES BUTCHARTIdentifierUMA-ITE-1990008300031Scope and ContentIt is the day after the 10th anniversary of his departure; Simson died shortly after James left his employ; because Tongola is small, he is leaving Blois in charge, and going to manage William Campbell's station on the Loddon; mentions the gold mines 'of which Mr. Campbell was the first discoverer'. In his pages addressed to George (10 September) he mentions the elections for the first Legislative Council of Victoria, and believes that Campbell has been elected. Simson's widow wants him to return as manager.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1990.0083 Unit 0001Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorButchart, JamesRoleProvenance

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Date31 August 1851-10 September 1851

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James Butchart, Tongola and Melbourne, to sister and brother