Series:
Letterbook of Samuel Smith Travers relating to his Rural Business Affairs in Queensland.
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
22 Nov 1866
End Date:
03 May 1868
Creating Agency:
| Gamaliel and Sarah Butler and Family (NG2170) | 01 Jan 1816 | 31 Dec 1989 |
| Travers Family (NG2224) | 01 Jan 1845 | 31 Dec 1890 |
Series notes:
Samuel Smith Travers was the son and one of fifteen children of John and Maria Lindsay Travers. Several of his siblings migrated to Australia including his brother Roderick Travers. They were partners in the rural sheep properties Gordon Downs, Peak Downs near Rockhampton, Queensland.
N.B. A transcript of a letter book by S. S. Travers (indexed) between 1874 - 1887 is held in AOT (Reference book No 63) and is related to this series. It includes letters by Louisa Travers from 1898 - 1899 and from John Amory Travers between 1873 - 1881.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
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