Biographical entry: Slade, John
Summary
Ship's diary, 1875, correspondence. Diary of the cruise of the Bobtail Nag to the South Seas, under Captain David Murray, 1 June-24 December 1875. Includes copy of letters to the Immigration Agent Brisbane regarding the rescue of John Renton of Malayta, Solomon Islands, after 8 years' captivity. John Slade was government agent on the Bobtail Nag. Holograph, in ledger book, pp.16, 32 cm. Correspondence relating to John Renton and John Slade in the National Library of Australia, photocopies. Fryer Library Ms: F.537-538.