INDENTURE BETWEEN A FARMER AND THE GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA

MS 2903
MS Short Title INDENTURE BETWEEN A FARMER AND THE GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA
Text INDENTURE BETWEEN JAMES HENRY VIGAR, FARMER OF NORTH WEST BAY IN TASMANIA, AND WILLIAM RODE FALCONER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF HOBART TOWN, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA, CONCERNING LEASE OF LANDS INCLUDING A RESERVE FOR FIRE WOOKS AND FISH PONDS BETWEEN NORTH WEST BAY, THE ROAD TO HOBART TOWN AND THE NORTH WEST RIVER. SIGNED ONLY BY VIGAR
Description MS in English on vellum, Hobart, Tasmania, 16 October 1860, 1 f., 63x78 cm, (ca. 54x40 cm), 52 long lines in Tasmanian cursive documentary script, some words in display script, map 21x21 cm of the lands in fine water colours, 2 identical anonymous grid lacquer seals for both parties.
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Provenance 1. William Rode Falconer, Director of Public works of Hobart Town (1860); 2. Antique Print Room, Sydney.
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Place of origin Tasmania
Dates 1860 ad