BUSSELL, John Garrett (1803‐1875)

John Garrett Bussell, born 16 August 1803 was the eldest son of Rev William Marchant and Frances Louisa Bussell. He arrived in Western Australia aboard the Warrior on 12 March 1830, together with his three brothers, Alfred, Charles and Vernon. He selected land in Augusta and the Vasse region. In 1837 he returned to England and met and married Charlotte Cookworthy (née Spicer), a widow with three children on 22 August 1838. They returned to Western Australia. They had four children by their marriage. With his brothers he established the property “Cattle Chosen”. He died on 21 September 1875.

PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN 586; ACC 294A, 302A, 303A, 337A, 350A, 700A, 1108A, 2079A, 3896A, 4579A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES BILLS OF EXCHANGE NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS BOOKLETS NOTES CORRESPONDENCE POEMS DIARIES REMINISCENCES LETTERBOOKS REPORTS MAPS SCRAPBOOKS MEMORABILIA WILLS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION BILLS OF EXCHANGE 2079A 14 November 1835 Between John Garrett Bussell of Augusta and Captain Swanston of Van Diemen’s Land to pay Stephen Henty Original

BOOKLETS 302A/12 [n.d.] Two obituary booklets for the late John Garrett Bussell JP written by Bishop Mathew Hale wording similar to the newspaper cutting in the “Inquirer” and “Commercial News” of 29 September 1875 Original 8 folios 302A/13 Original 12 folios

CORRESPONDENCE 337A/456 [n.d.] Note from Bishop Mathew Hale Original 2 folios 337A/503 [n.d.] To Jackson seeking legal advice about breaking off engagement to Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/504 [n.d] To John Septimus Roe

Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/505 [n.d.] To John Septimus Roe Original 2 folios + typescript 337A/506 [n.d.] to [Sir James Stirling] Original 8 folios + typescript 337A/507 [n.d.] To Emily Typescript 12 folios 337A/508 [n.d.] To unidentified Original 4 folios 337A/509 [n.d.] To unidentified, assorted letters Original 8 folios + transcript 3896A/27 [n.d.] Written from the vicarage – his home – when a boy. Mentions his father giving him a watch and Emily a seal with his initials on it. Addressed to his Aunt, Mrs MB Bowker Original 1 folio 3896A/28 [n.d.] To dearest mother – letter started by Emily and continued by JG Bussell. Postscript by Charlotte Bussell about a sewing machine Original 1 folio 3896A/29 [n.d.] Part of a letter by John Garrett Bussell About settling the land (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) 3896A/30 [n.d.] John Garrett Bussell to Capel Carter. Unsigned and incomplete. Advising Capel about a possible journey to Western Australia. Suggests she accompanies his mother, failing that John Garrett Bussell offers to sail to England to escort her (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/31 [n.d.] Incomplete letter signed by John Garrett Bussell. Speaks about the work convicts could do in the building of public buildings. A jail is to be erected at Busselton (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/32 [n.d.] A list of articles sent to Charlotte Bussell in Fanny Bowker’s handwriting. Paid for by John Bussell’s share of the estate of his aunt. Interesting list of requirements by a settler (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 3896A/33 [n.d. on first page. 6 April 1831 on page 2] Copies of JG Bussell’s letter to Capel Carter. First page copied by several different people Original 1 folio 3896A/34 [n.d.] Probably a copy of a letter to Emily from JG Bussell, written on the occasion of the death of his grandfather. Emily obviously hopes to marry Edward Huggens who intends to emigrate and requires information. John Garrett Bussell describes the Blackwood area in great detail. Tells Edward to expect no paradise, and fortunate are not made in a moment. (Incomplete) 3896A/1 7 July 1829

To Capel Carter at Ryde, Isle of Wight. Some argument between them concerning a fox hunting parson (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 337A/394 16 October 1829 From Charles Wells Original 4 folios 3896A/2 22 January 18[30]. To his mother. Written at the Cape on his way to the Swan Colony. The letter was copied and circulated to his friends in April 1830 (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 2 folios + copy of original 337A/395 20 May 1830 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/396 20 May 1830 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/397 21 May 1830 From Charles Wells Original 4 folios 337A/461 [August 1830] To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 4 folios + Transcript 337A/462 [6 April 1831] To Elizabeth Capel Carter Typescript 12 folios 3896A/3 11 July 1831 To ‘My dear Wells’. Written on board the barque Mermaid at Augusta. Describes the surrounding countryside Original 1 folio 337A/398 2 September 1831 From DH Macleod written aboard the Ellen in Flinder’s Bay Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/463 [October 1831] To Colonel John Molloy. Report on John Garrett Bussells walk to the sea from his house on the Blackwood. This may also be found in Joseph Cross (ed) Journals of several expeditions Original 16 folios + typescript 337A/464 11 December 1831 To Elizabeth Capel Carter Typescript 6 folios 3896A/4 11 December 1831 To Capel Carter. Writes about the lack of letters from England. Also their hunger, the scarcity of clothing. They fear their shoes falling to pieces. No money – promised half‐yearly – has been received. He and his brothers have hired themselves out as labourers. (first part of letter written some months before it was sent). Later on John tells of selecting land. (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) 337A/465 [c.December 1831] To Frances Louisa Bussell, Copy by Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr Incomplete. Damaged. Original 2 folios 337A/466 [March 1832] To Elizabeth Capel Carter Original 4 folios + copy 3896A/5 March 1832 Copy of a part of a letter from John G Bussell in Edward Huggins handwriting (NT

Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio fragmented 337A/399 4 March 1832 From Charles Wells Original 10 folios 337A/400 21 April 1832 From Charles Wells Original 2 folios 337A/467 30 May 1832 To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/468 [30 May 1832] To Rev. Wells of Oxford Original 8 folios + transcript 337A/469 November 1832 To Sophy Hayward Original 32 folios + transcript 9 folios 337A/470 Copy by Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr 32 folios 337A/401 10 December 1832 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/402 10 December 1832 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/471 10 December 1832 To Elizabeth Capel Carter Original 8 folios 337A/472 [1833] To Governor Stirling application for military protection at the Vasse. Original 4 folios + Draft 337A/403 8 January 1833 From Charles Wells Original 4 folios 337A/404 9 January 1833 From Charles Wells Original 8 folios 337A/405 5 February 1833 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript 3896A/6 5 February 1833 To John Bussell from JS Roe regarding the locations of his land. Mentions the arrival of John’s two sisters and a brother to the Colony. JS Roe had hoped for a sketch map from John of his excursions into the country, but had not yet received it. (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/7 14 February 1833 To ‘My dear Sir’ (Probably to JS Roe as John writes about sending sketch maps of his last excursion, and some memoranda of the course of rivers (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 337A/406 6 April 1833 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + typescript

337A/407 [29 July 1833] From Colonel John Molloy Original 4 folios + typescript 3896A/8 30 September 1833 From John Bussell to JS Roe. Writes of a possible move from the Blackwood to the Vasse (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 337A/408 22 October 1833 From Peter Brown, Colonial Secretary Original 4 folios + Transcript 337A/409 23 October 1833 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + Transcript 337A/473 December 1833 To Elizabeth Capel Carter Original 2 folios 337A/410 10 December 1833 From John Septimus Roe Copy 4 folios + Transcript 1108A/1 12 January 1834 To Elizabeth Capel Carter Microfilm 2 folios 337A/474 [February 1834] To Frances Louisa Bussell with postscript by Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr Original 4 folios 337A/411 29 June 1834 From H Wells regarding the illness of his brother Charles Wells; written on mourning paper Original 6 folios 337A/475 July 1834 To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/476 [October 1834] To [John Septimus Roe] Draft letter Original 16 folios 337A/412 11 October 1834 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 folios + Transcript 337A/413 4 May 1835 From Marshall McDermott Original 4 folios + Transcript 337A/477 29 May 1835 To Charles. Copy by Mary Yates Bussell 4 folios. Attached are letters from John Garrett Bussell to Frances Louisa Bussell; from Joseph Vernon Bussell to Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr; and from Lenox Bussell to Frances Louisa Bussell Copy by Frances Louisa Bussell 8 folios 3896A/9 6 October 1835 To Capel Carter, telling her of the arrival of his mother. Also of his possible visit to England (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) 337A/414 7 October 1835 From John Septimus Roe Original 4 fols, envelope + typescript 337A/478 [1836] Business correspondence

Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/479 19 January 1836 To Elizabeth Capel Carter Original 8 folios 337A/483 [c.1837] To Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr Original 4 folios 337A/480 1 February 1837 To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/481 6 February 1837 To Charles Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/415 25 October 1837 From NA Yates Original 4 folios 337A/482 29 October 1837 To Charles Bussell Original 4 folios 3896A/10 2 December 1837 To Fanny (Bowker) after the death of Capel Carter. About Capel’s affairs. John Bussell is in England attending to much business (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 337A/484 [early 1838] To the Archbishop of Canterbury Original 2 folios 337A/485 [1838] To “My Lord” Draft 4 folios 337A/486 [January 1838] To Sophy Hayward Original 2 folios + transcript 337A/487 [January 1838] To Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/488 [January 1838] To Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/489 [January 1838] To Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/416 25 January [1838] From Robert B Yates Original 2 folios 337A/417 10 February 1838 – 5 March 1838 From Henry Le Mesurier Original 4 folios 337A/490 25 February [1838] To Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/491 9 March 1838 To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/418 22 March 1838

From the Archbishop of Canterbury Original 4 folios 337A/419 4 April 1838 From Mrs Elizabeth Kennedy [mother of Georgiana Molloy] Original 4 folios 337A/492 13 April 1838 To Jackson Original 4 folios+ transcript 337A/420 17 April 1838 From TA Lock regarding charges for legal work resulting from John Garrett Bussell breaking his engagement with Sophy Hayward Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/421 18 April [1838] From Jas Jackson Original 4 folios + transcript 302A/14 28 April 1838 From W Tanner Original 4 folios 337A/422 May 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 337A/423 3 June 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 337A/424 8 June 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 337A/425 12 June 1838 From Elizabeth Kennedy Original 4 folios 337A/426 July 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 3896A/11 [August 1838 – in England] To Fanny in which he states he is to be married Saturday week [22 August] (NT Trans Constance B Berryman & Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 302A/15 9 August 1838 From AS Campbell Original 8 folios 302A/16 26 August [1838] From “Your affectionate Aunt J Bussell” Original 4 folios 337A/427 30 August 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 337A/428 [4 October 1838] From Robert B Yates Original 4 folios 337A/429 5 October 1838 From W Whicher Original 4 folios 302A/19 6 October 1838 To the guardians of the Cookworthy estate

Original 4 folios 302A/17 18 October 1838 In account with Margaret Wilson and WC Sole Original 4 folios 337A/493 7 November 1838 To Frances Louisa Bussell Original 6 folios 337A/430 13 December 1838 From Charles Mayo Original 4 folios 302A/20 15 December 1838 To the guardians of the Cookworthy estate. Copy by Frances Cotton Bowker 4 folios 3896A/12 15 December 1838 Gentlemen [The Guardians of Charlotte Bussell’s (née Cookworthy) children]. A letter explaining why they had taken the children without permission. They are now on the way to the Swan Colony with John and Charlotte. Mentions Dr Cookworthy’s attitude. (NT Trans Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 337A/431 [c. January 1839] From Robert B Yates Original 2 folios 3896A/13 26 February 1839 To Tom (TA Bussell) from the Cape of Good Hope on their way back to the Swan. John, Charlotte and her three children. John writes of “how I begged my bairns” (NT Trans by Constance B Berryman & Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 337A/494 6 March 1839 To Emily Huggins Original 4 folios 337A/432 9 March 1839 From Frances E Gardiner thanking John Garrett Bussell for taking an interest in Jas Vaughan Junior Original 6 folios 337A/433 13 May 1839 From Jas. Vaughan Senior thanking John Garrett Bussell for taking an interest in Jas. Vaughan Junior Original 4 folios 337A/434 14 May 1839 From Thomas Yule Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/435 23 September 1839 From George Eliot Original 4 folios 337A/436 [1840] From Robert B Yates Original 2 folios 337A/437 [1840] From Mr Bedford [a tutor of John Garrett Bussell at his preparatory school at Twyforde] regarding two nephews of Mrs Bedford who are going to Australind. One named George Smith, the others name not mentioned Original 4 folios 337A/438 14 March 1840 From Charles John Lawson

Original 4 folios 337A/439 16 April [1840] From Rivers Grindale Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/440 12 November 1840 From Tullie Cornthwaite, a relation of the Ommaneys, introducing his uncle Rev JR Wollaston Original 4 folios 337A/441 20 July 1841 From Peter Brown, Colonial Secretary Original 4 folios + [transcript?] 337A/442 26 April 1843 From G Nash regarding steam mill; written at Steam Mill, Perth. Includes diagram. Original 4 folios + Photocopy 337A/443 9 April 1844 To the Bussell Brothers from Mangles & Co Original 4 folios + transcript 3896A/14 10 June 1845 To Emily Huggins, written from Cattle Chosen. Writes scornfully about Emily’s illness and how he has neglected to answer her letters (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 3896A/15 15 December 1845 To John Bowker. Writes of the death of his mother that year, and the possibility of his stepchildren returning to England to be educated (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 3896A/16 30 June 1846 To Thomas A Bussell, writing of their way of life, the activities of his brothers. Fanny, his sister, now lives in the house where her mother lived when she was alive. Charlotte has now given him three daughters (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 3896A/17 26 January 1847 To Thomas Arthur Bussell. Thanks him for a clock that he sent. Describes the chores they all do during the day. Mentions Capel (aged 8) turning out the sheep and following them with her breakfast in a basket! Speaks of riding out to be with Capel and reading her Shakespeare. Sandalwood now an export – wood going to India for railways (NT Trans Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/18 7 March 1858 To Thomas Arthur Bussell. Business letter re his brother Charles estate on behalf of Frances, his sister (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/19 5 April 1858 To TA Bussell. More family business about shares etc, Writes of John Bowker in Calcutta and Sir Alex Campbell’s appointment to the police staff in the Swan (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 2 folios 3896A/20 6 September 1858 To TA Bussell. More about Frances business affairs (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 3896A/21 7 November 1858 To TA Bussell. Again the matter of Frances selling her investments. Tom disagrees. Mentions a visit by Sir Alexander Campbell and how they will ride together to the Sound (200 miles) to meet Charlotte (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson)

Original 1 folio 3896A/22 8 December 1858 To TA Bussell. More about Frances investments in England (NT Trans by Constance Berryman) Original 1 folio 3896A/23 September 1860 To TA Bussell. Writes first two lines in Greek. Death of his brother Vernon after much suffering. Mrs Mary Bussell (Vernon’s wife) is now staying with them (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 294A/14 17 April 1861 To Mary Yates Bussell Original 4 folios 294A/15 25 July 1861 To Mary Yates Bussell Original 4 folios 294A/16 21 October 1861 to Mary Yates Bussell Original 4 folios 3896A/24 15 October 1862 To John (his cousin). Apologies for not having thanked him for a gift of arrowroot and preserve. Engaged in some law complication (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 294A/17 22 April 1863 To Mary Yates Bussell Original 8 folios 337A/444 28 November 1863 From Bishop Mathew Hale Original 4 folio + transcript 337A/445 4 folios transcript 302A/18 13 February 1864 From Tullie Cornthwaite Original 4 folios 337A/495 27 February 1864 To C Bussell while John Garrett Bussell was in Perth Original 8 folios 337A/496 24 April 1864 To C Bussell Original 6 folios 337A/497 14 May 1864 To C Bussell Original 6 folios 337A/498 5 June 1864 To C Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/499 28 September 1864 To C Bussell Incomplete Original 4 folios 337A/500 9 November 1864 To C Bussell Original 6 folios 337A/446 23 December 1864 From Bishop Mathew Hale

Original 4 folios + transcript 337A/447 2 folios transcript 337A/448 18 February 1865 From Bishop Mathew Hale Original 8 folios 337A/449 4 folios transcript 337A/450 30 July 1865 From Bishop Mathew Hale Original 4 folios 337A/451 Typescript 2 folios 337A/452 17 February 1866 From Bishop Mathew Hale Original 6 folios 337A/453 Typescript 4 folios 337A/454 2 May 1867 From Bishop Mathew Hale Original 4 folios 337A/455 Typescript 2 folios 337A/502 [c.1871] To C Bussell Original 4 folios 337A/501 2 January 1871 To C Bussell Original 6 folios 303A/16 Oak Apple Day 1872 To Frances Louisa Bussell Jnr Original 4 folios 3896A/25 21 January 1873 To his wife Charlotte, written from Busselton. Speaks of the coming Church Synod (Incomplete) (NT Trans by Ian David Heppingstone) Original 1 folio 3896A/26 8 July 1974 To Thomas A Bussell commiserating on the death of Tom’s wife Fanny Bussell (née Bowker) (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio

DIARIES 337A/510 1834‐1841 a‐c Entries made on strips of paper to form a scroll Original Photocopy Typescript

LETTERBOOK 337A/511 1840 – 10 September 1842 Original + transcript 30 folios 704A 1842 Contains rough drafts of private letters mostly undated Microfilm 700A 25 May 1850 –1 July 1860 Mainly official

Original

MAPS 337A/512 [n.,d.] Assorted Original 10 folios

MEMORABILIA 3896A/35 A small handmade booklet containing various species of seaweed (pressed) from Augusta. The Bussells moved from Augusta to the Vasse in 1834 1 volume

NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS 337A/513 [n.d.] Nature. A day in the bush in Supplement to the “Inquirer” Original 2 folios 294A/18 29 September 1875 In Memorandum of the late John Garrett Bussell JP from the “Inquirer” and “Commercial News”. Composed by Bishop Hale Original 2 folios

NOTES 337A/514 [n.d.] Boundaries of lands assigned in Vasse District Original 4 folios + typescript 337A/515 [n.d.] Tale of a horse belonging to John Garrett Bussell that roamed on Mr Layman’s property Original 22 folios

POEMS 3896A/36 September 1829 A poem written by John Garrett Bussell with his miniature to this Mother (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio 337A/516 16 June 1830 John Garrett Bussell with his miniature to his mother September 1829 Copy by Frances Louisa Bussell 2 folios 337A/517 16 June 1830 C Bussell. September 1829 Copy by Frances Louisa Bussell 2 folios 3896A/37 1 March 1839 John G Bussell to his wife Charlotte. Copied 14 October 1840 (NT Trans by Margaret Wilson) Original 1 folio

REMINISCENCES 337A/518 [n.d.] Commerce “Augusta situated at the mouth of Hardy’s Inlet in Flinders Bay was settled in May 1830 by three parties, Capt. Molloy, who was appointed Resident, Mr Turner & Messrs Bussell myself and brothers” Original, In an exercise book

40 folios 337A/519 4 folios, typescript incomplete

REPORTS 337A/521 [n.d.] Record of John Garrett Bussell’s expedition from the Blackwood. Begins “We left the Blackwood at the rapids...” Original 24 folios + typescript 337A/520 [1832] Report on an excursion by Mr JG Bussell from Augusta to the Vasse River Original 4 folios + typescript

SCRAPBOOKS 350A Prior 1829 Contains notes, verses and rough sketches probably kept during school or university days Original

WILLS 4579A/1 9 February 1857 Last Will and Testament of John Garrett Bussell Holdings = m

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