Lot 91
Australia - Macleod Family
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 May 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
A small collection of material relating to the Macleod family, to include Ross Macleod, Rev. Walter A manuscript journal and small account book relating to Rev. Walter Ross Macleod's journey and missionary teachings in Queensland, Australia, journal dated 22nd February 1851 to August 29th 1852, contemporary boards, upper right corner burnt [some text loss to early leaves]; Macleod, John Manuscript biography of John Macleod, c. 1861, a naval surgeon who saw service in South America, the Far East and Crimea, contains extracts of letters to his family, sections on his interest in philosophy, contemporary calf; Macleod, John A small collection of 7 letters from naval surgeon John Macleod [one from Hong Kong], Dr. John Aitken, Dr. John Dunlop and Dr. William Anderson, all c. 1840-1852; Macleod, Barbara Four small manuscript notebooks, including notes on accounts, house keeping, accounts, c. 1890's; Macleod, Walter Ross A collection of small university cards relating to Macleod's time at the University of Edinburgh, c. 1850's (qty)
Footnote
Note: Rev. Walter Ross Mcleod left Britain for Australia on February 22nd 1851, arriving in Sydney on May 30th. Rev. Mcleod would become the first minister to take charge of a congregation of Queensland Prebyterians, eventually settling in Moreton Bay near Brisbane. His term would last around 16 months before ill-health forced Mcleod to resign.