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Information relating to William Billing and to the Amelia Thompson

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  • Description

    Biographical information relating to William Billing, and to the 1841 voyage of the Amelia Thompson which brought out 187 immigrants (including W. Billing and his family) to New Plymouth, including a list of passengers and extracts from the journal of John Newland describing the voyage.

  • Other Id

    656 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1994-81 (Reference Number)

    M 665 (DBTextworks system ID)

    94/81 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Information relating to William Billing and to the Amelia Thompson
  • Primary Maker

     Vivienne Page

  • Date
    1840s
  • Physical Description

    1 Folder (12 leaves)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Last Update
    11 Jul 2023
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