A chronological list of Ludwig Leichhardt's letters
Ludwig Leichhardt’s original letters are held at the archive of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
To view the digitized letters and to read their English translation, please click on the links below:
1. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Sydney, 23 March 1842)
2. Letter to his mother, Charlotte Sophie Leichhardt
(Sydney, 6 September 1842)
3. Letter to his mother, Charlotte Sophie Leichhardt
(Newcastle, 10 November 1842)
4. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Glendon, 16 January 1843)
5. Letter to his mother, Charlotte Sophie Leichhardt
(Moreton Bay, 27 June 1843)
6. Letter to his mother, Charlotte Sophie Leichhardt
(Moreton Bay, 27 August 1843)
7. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(The Archer brothers’ Durundur Station, Moreton Bay, 2 February 1844)
8. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Newcastle, 14 May 1844)
9. Letter to his sister Auguste L. Hilgenfeld
(Newcastle, 15 May 1844)
10. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Campbell’s Station, Darling Downs, 3 September 1844)
11. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(On board the Heroine, 24 January 1846)
12. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Sydney, 18 April 1846)
13. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Sydney, 19 August 1846)
14. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Mr. Dennis’ Station, Sydney, 6 December 1846)
15. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Camden/Sydney, 20 October 1847)
16. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Sydney, 21 October 1847)
17. Last letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Darling Downs, 22 Febuary 1848)
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