Bulmer to Howitt 21 March 1904
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People
Document Details
Date
21-Mar-04
Letter From
Bulmer, Reverend John
Letter To
Howitt, Mr Alfred William
Author
—
Country
Australia
Colony/State
Victoria
Holding Institution
Museums Victoria
Collection Name
Alfred W. Howitt Collection
Registration Number
XM 96
Medium
Letter
Region
Gippsland
Locality
Lake Tyers
Summary
Content regarding totems and music and song. Letter refers to individuals and their totems and immediate family tree. The letter also records the song that was sung over the sick.
Physical Description
Letter, handwritten in ink. One sheet, two pages. Parts of the text are 'struck through' with diagonal, black pencilled lines. A post script is on the top of the first page, with provenance and date quarter way down on the right. The letter includes diagrams on both sides. Condition: some loss of paper, and text (both sides), from pest damage top left of front page. The paper is thin and the handwriting from one side is visible from the other making the letter difficult to read.
