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Letter: Richard Bury, 16 Bank Hey, Blackpool, England, seeking help following an advertisement

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Unique IDA-00304972SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 19th March 1879 and 31st May 1879Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter. Richard Bury, 16 Bank Hey, Blackpool, England, seeking help following an advertisement placed 14 yrs ago in the Manchester Guardian searching for next of kin of Wilson Parker Bury who had migrated to Australia in 1832. The advertisement was seen by James Bury, wholesale stationer of Market St., Manchester and although not related to W.P. Bury learnt that the notice had been sent by Henry Doyle, Tailor & Draper, 306 Pitt St., Sydney. He made it his business to seek out any living relatives as considerable property was involved. Enclosed is a copy of a letter from W.P. Bury to his brother E.P Bury, father of Richard Bury, dated 13/5/1832 from Sydney Cove, describing the voyage and conditions on arrival in Sydney. As a letter to Henry Doyle had been returned "not to be found" help was needed. Annotation gives H. Doyle's address as 120 Phillip St. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter: Richard Bury, 16 Bank Hey, Blackpool, England, seeking help following an advertisement