Letter from Reuben Hallenstein : manuscript, 1860

Item

Title
Letter from Reuben Hallenstein : manuscript, 1860
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Emigration and immigration
Gold mines and mining
Families--History
Victoria--History
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Hallenstein, Reuben
Keywords
Settlement
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Date
January 1, 1860
Series number
MS 15705
Item number
9931891753607636
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Out of Copyright
Country of origin
Germany
Australia
Language 
German
Description from source
0.5 cm.

Letter written by Reuben Hallenstein (father), Helene (mother, nee Michaelis) and Pauline (sister), dated July 1860, from the village of Bisperode. The letter carries the stamp issued by the Duchy of Brunswick, Braunschweig in Germany, sent to the three brothers who are Michaelis, Isaac and Bendix Hallenstein at Jim Crow Diggings (the goldrush settlement in the area of Hepburn and Daylesford, Victoria, Australia).
Physical format
Manuscripts
Letters