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- 1882-1899 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Alexander Russell was skipper of various vessels based in Fiji including the John Hunt and the Meda. These ships helped supply missionaries in the region.
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GB 0102 MS 380687 1882-1899 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Russell , Alexander , fl 1882-1899 , seaman
Alexander Russell was skipper of various vessels based in Fiji including the John Hunt and the Meda. These ships helped supply missionaries in the region.
The material was presented by Mrs Bobby Shackleton, grand-niece of Alexander Russell, in 1998.
Photocopies of 13 letters, 1882-1899, from Alexander Russell to his sister, Barbara Russell, recounting trips on missionary and other vessels in the South Pacific, including visits to Sydney (Australia) and Fiji.
Unrestricted.
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English
Unpublished handlist and database.
Revised by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Revised in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2002 New South Wales Sydney Russell , Barbara , fl 1882-1899 , sister of Alexander Russell Water transport Russell , Alexander , fl 1882-1899 , seaman Maritime transport Travel Travel abroad Transport Vehicles Ships Mission ships Australia Oceania Fiji Asia and the Pacific
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The material was presented by Mrs Bobby Shackleton, grand-niece of Alexander Russell, in 1998.
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Photocopies of 13 letters, 1882-1899, from Alexander Russell to his sister, Barbara Russell, recounting trips on missionary and other vessels in the South Pacific, including visits to Sydney (Australia) and Fiji.
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Unrestricted.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Unpublished handlist and database.
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Revised in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English