Record

Document Reference	Os C 294
Title	Letter from Sir W.T. Denison, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, to J.E. Denison, Thirlestane Castle, Lauderdale, Berwickshire; 13 May 1849
Date	13 May 1849
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Informs him that he has heard from Stephen Denison; refers to appeal by Judge Montagu to Privy Council and that Denison has given money to defend case; refers to example of Sir George Gipps and John Willis and comments on financial cost; believes it to have been Council decision to remove Montagu; states that he does not want to be scapegoat for following Act; refers to fall in wool prices; states that next Council session will put forward public works; states that he wishes to adopt upper and lower house government system; refers to letter from George Denison on education and religion; has sent Denison plant seeds that he has collected.
Term	education
	governments, Van Diemen's Land 1849
	roads
	colonies, Van Diemen's Land
	trade, wool
	parliamentary business, bills
	parliamentary business, acts, Elections Act
	legal cases, Algernon Montagu
	government departments, Privy Council

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA8661	Denison; Stephen C. (1811-1871); Mr; barrister brother of J.E. Denison	1811-1871
NA9762	Gipps; George (1791-1847); Sir; Governor New South Wales 1838-46	1791-1847
NA9878	Willis; John W. (1793-1877); Mr; Justice of King's Bench	1793-1877
NA1017	Denison; George A. (1805-1896); Rev.; archdeacon of Taunton 1851 brother of J.E. Denison	1805-1896
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
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