Copies of letters (8) of Andrew Hume Geikie, 1948 relating to reference to Andrew Hume, his great-great-grandfather, as an ex-convict in H.V. Evatt's publication 'Rum Rebellion'

MLDOC 423

fonds

1948

918344

1 folder of textual material - typescript, photocopies

Item 1
Typescript copy of letter from A. Hume Geikie to Dr. H.V. Evatt, 23 February 1948, relating to his making reference to his great-great-grandfather, Andrew Hume, superintendent of convicts in the Guardian, as ex-convict in his book titled Rum Rebellion
Presented by A. Hume Geikei, 15 September 1948

Item 2
Typescript copy of letter from A. Hume Geikie to Dr. H.V. Evatt, 4 April 1948

Item 3
Typescript copy of letter from A. Hume Geikie to Angus and Robertson Ltd., 18 April 1948

Item 4
Typescript copy of letter from A. Hume Geikie to Angus and Robertson Ltd., 19 April 1948

Item 5
Typescript copy of letter from A. Hume Geikie to Dr. H.V. Evatt, 19 April 1948

Item 6
Typescript copy of letter from Angus and Robertson Ltd. to A.H. Geikie, 22 April 1948

Item 7
Typescript copy of letter from Edgley, Brown and Sanderson, Solicitors, to Angus and Robertson Ltd., 23 April 1948 relating to libellous statement about Andrew Hume

Item 8
Typescript copy of letter from Angus and Robertson Ltd. to A.H. Geikie, 26 May 1948, agrees that the statement that Andrew Heme as an ex-convict to the deleted in future editions

All the above items are positive photostats of the originals.

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