Henry Richard Nicholls diaries, ca. 1853

A 4070

fonds

ca. 1853

932181

Microfilm : CY 4136, frames 1-118
Microfilm : MAV/FM3/233

1 volume of textual material - typescript

1. Typewritten account of chartist meetings in London
The typed account is written in the first person. Inside cover it has, in Henry Richard Nicholl's son's writing 'From the diary of Henry Nicholls'. Donor (H. R. Nicholls granddaughter) did not know whether the reminiscences were written by her grandfather from his own diary or written by her father based on the diary. Part of a diary of H. R. Nicholls was published in the Hobart Mercury of which he was later editor

Microfilm is at MAV/FM3/233

Typed biography from Cyclopedia of Tasmania, supplied by donor, has been inserted inside cover

2. Diary of voyage to Melbourne, 6 June-24 October 1853
The original diary is of the voyage out calling at Cape de Verde Island and Cape Town, the ship's and captain's names are not given but the ship is possibly the Emalie which is listed in the Sydney Morning Herald as having arrived from Cape Town to Melbourne 25 October. A poem dated 6 February is written in at the end

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-75A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Keyword subject:
Business meetings--England--London