Lot #304 - A pair of Bank of Van Diemen’s Land cheques, dated 19th and 20th October 1830
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Colonial
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Sale Date:26 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:304
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Lot Description:A pair of Bank of Van Diemen’s Land cheques, dated 19th and 20th October 1830
instructing the Cashier of the Bank, to pay to two different payees the sums of “eleven pounds 14/-’ Sterling and “Nine pounds two shillings & 8 pence” Sterling and place the funds into the account of James Kelly, who has signed both cheques. (2 items). -
Notes:James Kelly (1791-1859), sealer, pilot and harbourmaster, was born in Parramatta. He travelled extensively including circumnavigating Van Diemen’s Land, and discovering Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour. Kelly was appointed pilot and harbourmaster at the Derwent and later as pilot he was engaged in whaling and, with additional land ownership, he became an important citizen in Hobart. Kelly suffered personal and shipping losses in the 1830s and by the 1840s, with the depression, his losses were heavy, forcing him to assign his property to creditors and later accept employment from the port authorities again. He died in Hobart on 20 April 1859. The Bank of Van Diemen’s Land was founded in Hobart in 1823 it closed on 4 August 1891. (2)
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Estimate:A$300 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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