Record

Document Reference	Os C 293
Title	Letter from Sir W.T. Denison, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, to J.E. Denison; 21 Feb. 1849
Date	21 February 1849
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Informs him that previous letter was answer to printed letter to Joseph Hume; refers to Denison as agriculturist; comments that he has travelled to convict stations with John Hampton; refers to wish to set up productive convict labour system; comments on farming conditions and experiments in applying whalebone and growing turnips; states that he is experimenting with grass and fodder production; wants Denison to order him grass seed; refers to diminishing criticism of his regime in newspapers; comments on family and refer to baby's illness; refers to removal of Judge Montagu.
Term	horticulture
	judicial system, colonial
	agricultural improvements
	colonial affairs, labour
	colonial affairs, convicts
	agriculturists
	press, attitudes towards
	family news, Denison family

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9875	Olivett and Moore
NA9874	Hume; Joseph (1777-1855); Mr; Radical M.P.	1777-1855
NA8705	Denison; Henry P. (1848-1940); Rev.; son of W.T. Denison	1848-1940
NA8688	Denison; Charles A. (1819-1877); Lieutenant-Colonel; brother of J.E. Denison	1819-1877
NA208	Denison; Caroline L. (1818-1899); Lady Denison; née Hornby wife of William T. Denison	1818-1899
NA216	Denison; Alfred R. (1816-1887); brother and private secretary to J.E. Denison	1816-1887
NA1016	Scott; Charlotte (1806-1889); Viscountess Ossington; née Cavendish-Bentinck m 1827 J.E. Denison Viscount Ossington	1806-1889
NA9876	Montagu; Algernon S. (1802-1880); Mr; Puisne Judge of Supreme Court Van Diemen's Land 1847	1802-1880
NA8726	Hampton; John Stephen (c.1810-1869); Dr; comptroller-general of convicts to Van Dieman's Land 1846-55; governor of Western Australia 1862-68	c.1810-1869
NA9877	Gibbs; Benjamin T.B. (1821-1885); Sir; agriculturist and director of Royal Agricultural Society knighted 1878	1821-1885
NA207	Denison; William T. (1804-1871); Sir; colonial governor brother of J.E. Denison knighted 1846	1804-1871
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873