- Entry type: Resource
- Entry ID: AWH004138
7945 Florence Griffiths Buchanan and Nigel Buchanan Correspondence 1861-1913
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Repository
John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection
State Library of Queensland - Reference 7945
- Date Range 1861 - 1913
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Description
A collection of approximately 50 letters written to Richard Griffiths of New Court, Hereford by members of his family, including correspondence relating to the wardship and subsequent upbringing of Florence Griffiths Buchanan (1861-1913), an early female missionary to Australia. Also, a single letter dated 1 Mar 1885, from Florence’s brother Nigel Buchanan, written from Bundaberg and reporting on his life on the land, especially drought and stock losses. The letter is contained in its original stamped envelope, also addressed to R.J. Griffiths, Nigel Buchanan’s cousin.
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