423591
- TitleEnderby family - papers, ca. 1874
- Creator
- Call numberA 315
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1874 - Type of material
- Reference code423591
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 3328 (A 315)
- Physical Description1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript) - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Samuel Enderby, born in England, was a merchant and whaler. In 1791 he arranged for whalers to carry convicts to Port Jackson in the Third Fleet. Among these vessels was the Britannia, the first ship to take sperm whales on the Australian coast. Enderby sent the Rattler to survey whaling grounds in the south-eastern Pacific resulting in regular whaling expeditions and the transportation of goods to the Colony -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966 - Scope and ContentFamily history notes. Handwritten and typescript copy.
Includes Samuel Enderby [& Sons] involvement in the whaling industry and trade with America and in the South Pacific - General note
On title page of typed copy, "Copy of dictated letter addressed to his great nephews and nieces relating to the colonization of Australia and Norfolk Island. By George Enderby about 1874"
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover - Name
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