Papers relating to William Milson Bligh, acquired, 1827-1932

Ab 161

fonds

1827-1932

901566

1 folder of textual material

Item 1a
Marriage certificate of William Shairp and Sophia Milson, 3 October 1827

Item 1b
Autographed account of William Shairp concerning the expenses of Carabella Cottage built on the North Shore by contractor Thomas Haines in June 1829

Item 1c
Invoice from Peter Lawson and Son, seedsmen and nurserymen of Edinburgh to William Shairp for the purchase of grass seed, 30 March 1838

Item 2
Draft will of James Milson, 1 July 1829

Item 3a
Certificate issued to James William Bligh admitting him as attorney, 12 January 1833

Item 3b
Passport from the Foreign Office, London allowing James William Bligh, his sister and Mrs Florence Burlton to travel on the continent, 14 October 1861

Item 4
Bank of Australia lottery ticket no. 5066 issued to Duncan Mackellar on 19 October 1848 for partition of the properties of the Bank to be drawn on 1 January 1849 and signed by Duncan Mackellar

Item 5
Family records or geneological account of the families which branch off from the Bassetts and Courtenays, from the year 1734 down to the present time by Stephen Francis Shairp
Totnes, Printer : Theodore Hannaford, 1856

Item 6a
Marriage certificate of Henry Hocker Bligh and Elizabeth Milson Shairp, 17 July 1861

Item 6b
Signed autobiography of Henry Hocker Bligh, 13 April 1892, with addendum, 27 April 1898

Item 7
List compiled by Mitchell Library of items donated by William Milson Bligh, 1932 and newscutting, no date

Compiled from the Manuscripts A file as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Keyword subjects:
Passports -- Great Britain.
Lottery tickets -- Australia.
Invoices -- Australia.