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Historical information

Henry Reed was a Methodist lay preacher. Successful tin whaling and farming enterprises, he may have conducted services in Portland prior to 1834. He is reputed to have preached the first Methodist service in Melbourne "to Henry Batman, his brother and three Sydney blacks". He was a man of much wealth and prestige in the colonies.

Physical description

Print (for publication) of a B & W waist length seated portrait of Mr Henry Reed.

Inscriptions & markings

Mr Henry Reed

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