Record

Document Reference	Os C 197
Title	Letter from H. Denison, Cochrabell, New South Wales, Australia, to S.C. Denison, 4 Harcourt Buildings, Inner Temple, London; 26 Apr. 1840
Date	26 April 1840
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Informs him that he is intending to visit places in Northern Australia; is yet to invest money; is staying with Mr Jones in Sydney; refers to purchase of land; comments on necessity of convict labour and adjustment system; comments on sheep farming profits and costs; gives relative values of cows and sheep; refers to cost of servants; comments on difficulty of acquiring land in colonies; states that British Government is unpopular in colony; refers to members of polite society; has learned of Francis Doyle's death; is expecting brood mares and Durham bulls from Denison; orders clothes from England; refers to Eton friends now in colony; comments on weather. Autograph note by J.E. Denison on f 2v; reads 'Henry to Stephen April 26 1840. Durham Bulls and Cows'. Letter is crossed on f 1r.
Term	animals, horses
	agriculture, crops
	animals, sheep
	land, purchase of
	agriculture, livestock
	animals, cattle
	financial affairs, investments
	travel, Australia

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9762	Gipps; George (1791-1847); Sir; Governor New South Wales 1838-46	1791-1847
NA9763	Doyle; Francis Hastings (1783-1839); 1st Baronet; cr. baronet 1828	1783-1839
NA9764	Jones; John (c.1808-1869); Mr; Australian merchant and entrepreneur	c.1808-1869
NA9765	Dumaresq; Henry (1792-1838); Lieutenant-Colonel	1792-1838
NA9766	Dumaresq; Elizabeth S. (-1877); Mrs; née Butler-Danvers wife of H. Dumaresq	-1877
NA8650	Denison; Henry (1810-1858); Mr; barrister brother of J.E. Denison	1810-1858
NA8661	Denison; Stephen C. (1811-1871); Mr; barrister brother of J.E. Denison	1811-1871