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Lot# 40427 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40427 Western Australia

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    1854 (June 8): Entire letter from Lynton College, Port Gregory to Wellington, Somerset endorsed "Overland by 1st. opportunity, H.A. Sandford" and "To be forwarded" in manuscript, with faint oval "♛ / WESTERN AUSTRALIA / PAID" handstamp in red at left. Reverse with London datestamp (Sept 18) and Wellington arrival of the same day both in red, charged '1/8d.' due to pay in manuscript. Interesting content "Though I date this at Lynton I write from the Presidents' Magistrates registry where we Northern settlers have been requesting, alas requesting, some thing to be done for us by Government. Our cattle and sheep being speared and carried off by the natives and the Police too weak to resist the attacks - the settlers being obliged to do Police duty themselves. I am afraid about 50 natives have been shot in the last two months and two white men have been speared and an enormous quantity of cattle and sheep killed, speared and carried off...". Full transcript with the lot, a fine and rare entire.rnrnNote: The writer, H.A. Sanford, was grandson of the Duke of Bedford, was appointed Superintendent of Convicts for a depot established in 1853 at Port Gregory to supply labour to the Geraldine lead mine.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 9 Feb 2008, lot 754.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF