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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/F/8557
TitleThomas Buxton from Tasmania: none of the oats which Sir Henry sent out have grown; is beginning to surmount the difficulties of starting a new farm; they live on the coast, 80 miles from Hobart by road, and 120 miles by water; all supplies have to be brought by sea; cultivation is carried out with the assistance of convicts; he is compelled to take one man for every 100 acres; comments on his crops, yields, prices, and stock; lists items he would like sent out. 10 April
Date1826
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
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