Letter from Rosina (Mrs. William) Ferguson |
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| Title : | Letter from Rosina (Mrs. William) Ferguson |
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| Creator : | Ferguson, Rosina, 1812-1893 | ||
| Source : | D 2685 (L)/3 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Date of creation : | 1837 | ||
| Format : | Letter | ||
| Dimensions : | 230 x 185 mm (2 pages) | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Letter written by Rosina (Mrs. William) Ferguson to her parents and friends in England, while in Adelaide, South Australia (15 February 1837). Mrs. Rosina Ferguson, wife of William Ferguson, was a passenger on the Buffalo (ship). She refers to Governor Hindmarsh and to the early South Australian settlement in Adelaide. She describes conditions on the Buffalo and criticises the behaviour of the Rev. C.B. Howard. Mrs. Ferguson also refers to the soil near Adelaide, the scarcity of transport, the 'peaceable natives', wages and other conditions. This letter is featured on Australia Post's Letters of a Nation website. |
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| Related names : | Buffalo (ship) Ferguson, Rosina, 1812-1893 Ferguson, William, 1809-1892 |
| Coverage year : | 1837 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | South Australia |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Sexton, R. T. H.M.S. Buffalo [Modbury, S. Aust.] : Archive CD Books Australia, c2006 Sexton, R. T. H.M.S. Buffalo : an account of His Majesty's Ship Buffalo : naval storeship and timber carrier, quarantine ship, transport, and emigrant ship bringing the first governor to South Australia Magill, S. Aust. : Australasian Maritime Historical Society, 1984 Pitt, G. Index to pioneers arriving in South Australia from overseas ports, July 1836 to December 1845 Archives Department, 1935 Burrows, A. Kith and Kin: Sources for family history Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide: 1994 Blacket, John. Early history of South Australia: a romantic experiment in colonisation, 1836-1857, Adelaide: Methodist Book Depot, 1907 |
| Internet links : | Australia Post: Letters of a Nation SA Memory, Foundation of South Australia 1800-1851 Commander of the Buffalo, F.W.R Sadler SA Memory, Foundation of South Australia 1800-1851 Charles Howard - Colonial Chaplain State Library of South Australia, Archival Collction, D 7454(Misc) List of passengers of the Buffalo State Library of South Australia, General Information Factsheets Online Ships and maritime history State Library of South Australia, General Information Factsheets Online Shipping and passenger records |
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