Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-066-0
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in all the tribe consists of 45
men women & children -

1835 Sunday 7th June


[Author note written across text]
The Plenty

detained this morning some
time drawing up triplicates
of the Deeds of the Land
I purchased and delivering
over to them more property
on the Banks of the Stream
which I have named
Batman's Creek - after
my good self. Just before
leaving the two principal
Chiefs came and brought their
two Cloaks, or Royal Mantles
and laid at my feet, wishing
to accept the same, on my
consenting to take them, they
placed them round my Neck
and over my shoulders, and

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