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Bourke, Sir Richard, (1777-1855), Knight, General, colonial governor

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Surname: Bourke
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Richard
Gender: Male
Date: 1777-1855
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Bourke, Sir Richard (1777-1855) Knight General Colonial Governor
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P151706 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P3091 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Richard Bourke
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1816-45: corresp and papers
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Afr t 7
NRA 26112

See HMC Papers of British colonial governors 1782-1900, 1986
2
1820-55: corresp and papers
State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library
ML MSS 403/2-12; A1728-42; D184
NRA 25899
3
1820-54: corresp and papers
National Library of Ireland
MSS 8474, 8476-78
4
1830-50: corresp and papers
State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library
ML MS 2328
5
1835-37: diary and corresp
State Library of Victoria
MSS 5176, 5182-87
6
1829-40: corresp rel to Lt-governorship of the Cape
Brenthurst Library
MS 75
See Guide
7
1825-36: letters from Sir George Arthur
State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library
See Guide to collections of MSS rel to Australia A41
8
1822-1855: letters to Bishop Jebb
Collection held privately: enquiries to Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP)
NRA 27331 Australian JCP
9
1802-11: letters to Sir John Le Marchant
Royal Military Academy Library
NRA 184 Le Marchant
10
1825: letter to Sir H Torrens
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 62097
11
c1825-37: letters to Sir RJ Wilmot-Horton
Derbyshire Record Office
D3155 (WH2754, 2917, 2964)
NRA 27876 Wilmot-Horton