Charles Hook Letterbook, 1810 May 14 - 1815 Mar. 14

MLMSS 109

fonds

422609

Microfilm : MAV/FM3/64

1 volume of textual material - photocopies

Charles Hook, 1762?-1826, merchant, arrived in New South Wales on 25 June 1808 as a partner with Robert Campbell in a distillery firm. Between 1810 and 1815, while Robert Campbell was in England, Hook was in sole charge of the Sydney company which was dissolved in 1816 due to its outstanding debts. Hook retired to his land grant, Denbeigh, in the district of Cooke. He was an original shareholder in the Bank of N.S.W. and held office under Macquarie as a magistrate

Letters from Charles Hook to Robert and John Campbell and other Sydney business men giving details of Hook's trusteeship of the firm of Campbell and Co., including i.a., references to various business transactions, shipping and ship building activities, Whaling and sealing industries particularly concerning Macquarie Island, difficulties encountered in selling cargo and details of Hook's efforts to collect debts owing to Robert Campbell and the company

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (4-184C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Photocopies of copies of letters
Originals held in private ownership

Keyword subject:
Liquidation--New South Wales