Registrar - Thomas a'Beckett Letter Book September 17 1863 - January 15 1866

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SeriesRegistrars Office CorrespondenceDate range1863-1866DescriptionLetter Book 52
Not Indexed.
Some letters are loose at the front of the book.

Letters loose at the front of the book include

- Letter written by Bishop Perry to Mr Hawkins, Secretary Society Propagation of the Gospel - see information below with a report about the Diocese including shortage of ministers and the use of licensed readers with superintendence of periodic visits of neighbouring clergymen and the grant of the Society is almost wholly appropriated towards the expenses of clergymen ... Districts are large ... conditions at Bunningyong ...10 pages. November 21 1864. Page numbers 750 - 760 which are at the bottom of the page in reverse order.

- Letter containing lists of towns which have clergy, readers and towns that have services fortnightly or monthly.

Parts of this letter have been attached. November 23 1864.

- Letter from Bishops Registry stating we the undersigned hereby certify that a purchase has been made with our approval of land in the City of Melbourne. December 1864. Signed C. Melbourne, J. (James Wilberforce) Stephen Chancellor of the Diocese of Melbourne and Thos. aBeckett Registrar of the Diocese of Melbourne.

- Letter to the Committee of Trinity East Melbourne from Thomas abeckett concerning the proposed boundaries of Trinity School East Melbourne. January 9 1865.

- Letter to Trustees and Churchwardens of the Parish of Saint Peters Melbourne concerning the proposed alteration of boundaries. January 10 1865.

- List of Ministers and their place of worship and funds received through Grants and other sources.

- Letter to Reverend Bullock, Secretary Society Propagation of the Gospel. July 24 1865.

Letters inside the book include -

- Letter from the Registrar of the Diocese to The Registrar General - in compliance with the requirements of the Marriage Act I forward by direction of the Very Reverend the Dean of Melbourne his Certificate that the Reverend George Pakenham Despard a Clergyman of the United Church of England and Ireland is authorised to exercise his Ministerial functions in this Diocese. October 5 1863. Pages 16 and 17.

- Letter from H Macartney to the Honorable The President of the Board of Land and Works regarding buildings erected at land reserved in Queenscliffe. April 22 1864. Page 200.

- Letter to the Honorable The President of the Board of Public Works applying for a the reserve for Church of England purposes of two acres of land at Tyabb in the Westernport district. February 11 1865. Page 441.

- Letter to the Honorable The President of the Board of Public Works applying for a the reserve for Church of England purposes of certain land at Cheltenham. April 20 1865. Page 483.

- Copy of page for the Registrar General pasted in the book Statistics of Victoria - Summary of Churches, Sunday Schools etc in the Colony of Victoria. Signed by W. Morris Deputy Registrar of the Diocese.

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BOX numberLetter Book 52 (Letter D on Spine)FormatBook

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Number of Pages715 plus loose pages.

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Registrar - Thomas a'Beckett Letter Book September 17 1863 - January 15 1866