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Robert Bent - Shipboard diary, 3 July 1868 - 7 May 1869

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Daily account of voyage on board the 'Siam', from London, England, to New Zealand, and the return voyage to London. Includes Captain Ashby's account of the outward voyage (copied from the 'Weekly Herald', 17 October 1868), plus a letter from Phyllis Weir to Marsha Donaldson giving details of the provenance of the diary.

  • Other Id

    263 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1989-192 (Reference Number)

    M 272 (DBTextworks system ID)

    89/192 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Robert Bent - Shipboard diary, 3 July 1868 - 7 May 1869
  • Primary Maker

     Robert Bent

  • Date
    1868-1869
  • Physical Description

    27 leaves

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Provenance Details
    Location of original: Original diary is held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.Provenance: Bent estate via Phyllis Weir, 48 Nelson Street, Blenheim.
  • Public Access Text

    This diary was collected by Marsha Donaldson as part of the Shipboard Diary project for the New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG).

  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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