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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Letter from Lady Franklin to George Washington Walker 25th Oct. 1843 and card with engraving of Ancanthe by Thomas Bock</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Quaker Collection, Franklin - Jane</span> (1843) <xhtml:em>Letter from Lady Franklin to George Washington Walker 25th Oct. 1843 and card with engraving of Ancanthe by Thomas Bock.</xhtml:em> University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia. (Unpublished)</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_2035' );" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_2035' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/1/letter_LJF.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_2035"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/1/preview.png" border="0" class="ep_preview_image" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/1/letter_LJF.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF (Letter)</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />1107Kb</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3871' );" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3871' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/2/ancanthe_front.jpg"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/2/small.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3871"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/2/preview.png" border="0" class="ep_preview_image" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/2/ancanthe_front.jpg"><span class="ep_document_citation">Image (JPEG) (Invitation to opening of Ancanthe - 25 October 1843)</span></a><br />251Kb</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3872' );" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3872' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/3/ancanthe_back.jpg"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/3/small.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3872"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/3/preview.png" border="0" class="ep_preview_image" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/3/ancanthe_back.jpg"><span class="ep_document_citation">Image (JPEG) (Inscription by George Washington Walker on back of invitation)</span></a><br />110Kb</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3873' );" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3873' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/4/ancanthe_info.jpg"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/4/small.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3873"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/thumbnails/4/preview.png" border="0" class="ep_preview_image" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1571/4/ancanthe_info.jpg"><span class="ep_document_citation">Image (JPEG) (Notes about invitation by Peter Benson Walker)</span></a><br />471Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.utas.edu.au/library/exhibitions/quaker/index.html">http://www.utas.edu.au/library/exhibitions/quaker/index.html</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">This letter from Jane Franklin to George Washington Walker invites he and Mrs Walker to the opening of the, soon to be completed, Museum 'Ancanthe'. The Museum, and about 500 acres of land, was entrusted to five members of the Tasmanian Society for a future college, the proceeds of the land to be used to maintain the Museum and form a native arboretum. Membership requirements of the Society are outlined, being a combination of submission of a paper to the journal, a Tasmanian natural history object to the Museum or a book to the library with connections to any of the Australian Colonies. Mention is made of the selection of articles from the tables at Government House prior to the sale, by Mrs Walker and some other ladies of the Tasmanian Society, one of which she is offering to her as a memorial to their association. The inscription in Latin and English on the cornerstone of the Museum is written at the end of the letter. The card with an engraving of Ancanthe, by the convict artist Thomas Bock, was given by Lady Jane Franklin to those attending the opening of 'Ancanthe'. The inscription on the back by George Washington Walker reads, 'Presented by Lady Franklin on the eve of her departure from V. D Land along with a token of remembrance to my wife, 25/10 mo. 1843. GWW' This card accompanied a vase given by Lady Jane Franklin to Mrs. G. W. Walker. </p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Other</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">This material is subject to copyright protection. Further dealings with this material may be a copyright infringement. </td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Tasmania, Religious history, social history, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, VDL, Tasmanian Society, Lady Franklin, Jane Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Ancanthe, Lady Franklin Museum, Lenah Valley, Kangaroo Valley, Queens Grammar School,Government House, George Washington Walker, James Backhouse, Sarah Benson Walker,Lady Franklin Gallery, Thomas Bock, engraver, convict, artist. </td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/440200.html">440000 Philosophy and Religion > 440200 Religion and Religious Traditions</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/430100.html">430000 History and Archaeology > 430100 Historical Studies</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/collections/quaker.html">Quaker Collection</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/collections/photograph.html">Photograph Collection</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1571</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Gillian Ward</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">08 Aug 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">22 Jan 2008 16:12</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1571;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1571">item control page</a></p>
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