Correspondence of Jacob Bauer
| Subject | Australia--Social life and customs |
|---|---|
| German letters | |
| Ship letters | |
| Melbourne (Vic.) | |
| Adelaide (S.A.) | |
| Northern Territory | |
| Correspondence | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| Author | Bauer, Jacob |
| Keywords | Observatory |
| Current Holder | State Library of Victoria |
| Period Of Reference | 1850/1865 |
| Date | 1850-08-04 |
| Series Number | MS 14822 |
| Item Number | 9924767943607636 |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Rights | Copyright or permission restrictions may apply. |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| England | |
| Australia | |
| Place | Melbourne |
| Adelaide | |
| Palmerston | |
| Metz | |
| Brighton | |
| London | |
| Language | German |
| English | |
| Description From Source | 0.5 Linear meters. Original ms., printed and typescript.
Altogether 235 pages in 19th century German script.
Seventy autograph letters, signed by Jacob Bauer, from 4 August 1850 - 11 April 1865.
The collection includes 3 letters from Metz (4 August 1850 to 19 October 1850), 11 letters from Brighton (21 February 1852 to 26 April 1853), 6 letters from London (12 May 1853 to 6 July 1853), 1 letter from the ship "Rekrut" (10 July 1853), 46 letters from Melbourne (25 October 1853 to 20 February 1864), 2 letters from Adelaide (23 April 1864 and 27 October 1864), and 1 letter from Palmerston, Northern Territory (8 and 11 April 1865); an unsent letter from Susanna Schmahl, Bauer's mother, dated 1 September 1863 to Jacob Bauer, his wife and son; a newspaper cutting dated 26 June 1859 of Bauer's report from the Flagstaff Observatory. Also includes a typescript of the transcription of the letters and a partial translation into English. |
| Physical Format | Letters |
| Typescripts | |
| Newspapers | |
| Correspondence | |
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