Letter from Charles Hassall to Eleanor Terry (nee Rouse), September 13, 1851

MLMSS 9774

fonds

September 13, 1851

1000495

0.05 metres of textual material (1 folder) - 19.5 x 15.9 cm, folder to 65 x 100 cm. - manuscript

Charles Hassall (1831-1863) was the nephew of Eleanor Terry (nee Rouse, 1813-1898), daughter of Richard Rouse, colonial public servant and landowner.
Richard Rouse came to Sydney with his wife Elizabeth as free settlers in 1801 and in 1813 began building the family home Rouse Hill. Six generations of the Rouse and Terry families occupied the house from its construction until the late 1990s.

1 manuscript letter of 4 pages, written by Charles Hassall to his aunt, Eleanor Terry, dated South Creek, September 13, 1851.

Letter has been folded for posting. It bears an 1851 stamp, Queen Victoria, NSW, 2d, blue laureate. Also hand stamped, Windsor, New South Wales, 15 September.
Hand stamped, a Crown, Sydney, New South Wales, 16 September 1851.
Addressed to Mrs E. Terry, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
From Charles Hassall, South Creek, 13 Sept, 1851.

It gives an interesting insight into the everyday concerns of Rouse family business matters as prominent land owners. There are references to renting land, collecting money, and locations at Rouse Hill, Riverstone, Windsor and Buckinbah, and leaseholders joining the gold rush “The Diggings”.

Fragile, piece torn out