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Copies of letters sent to Van Diemen's Land, Newcastle and Norfolk Island, 6 January 1810 *CSP
16 December 1813 2 vols
Copies of letters written by the Governor and his Secretary to officials and individuals usually
residing at, or intending to go to, these settlements.
Letters dated 7 December 1812 - 16 December 1813 were copied from some other record as the
paper is watermarked 1823 and 1824. They had been copied by 7 November 1826.
The series is continued in series 5.
5.
Indexes:
Index to the Papers of the New South Wales Colonial Secretary, 1788-1825
Location:
4/3490A, 4/3492; microfilm copy AO Reel 6003 (CSP); other copies of 4/3490A at
AO Reel 2288 and City COD223A, and of 4/3492 at AO Reels 898 and 764
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 351
Copies of letters sent within the Colony, 1 January 1814 - 30 January 1827
29 vols
*CSP (1814-25)
Copies of letters addressed to officials, corporate bodies and individuals in the Colony and its
out-settlements. Most of the letters are written by the Private Secretary, or from 1821, the
Colonial Secretary, but there are a number written by the Governor. There are some letters here
addressed to the Governor by the Colonial Secretary.
Letters to Commandants and others in the out-settlements are entered here to 29 March 1826 with
some exceptions. Letters to Van Diemen's land and Newcastle are continued from series 4 and
those to Port Macquarie are continued in series 60 from 28 June 1822. From 30 December 1823
letters to Van Diemen's Land are in series 7. From then on it was usual to open separate books for
letters to distant settlements and letters to Melville Island are in series 49 commencing 14 August
1824 though the first letter is in this present series also. Letters to Moreton Bay beginning
27 August 1824 are in series 51 and those to Norfolk Island beginning May 1825 in series 56.
From 30 March 1826 the structure of this present series alters. It now includes letters addressed
mainly to individuals and private bodies. Letters to magistrates, clergy and minor officials are
still entered here until separate series are opened for them on 6 October 1826 (Clergy - series 18,
Magistrates - series 57), and on 4 December 1826 (Miscellaneous establishments, series 38).
Letters to most of the officials are in a separate series (9) but letters to some officials may appear
in both this series and series 9 at different times. It was a period of transition with some slight
confusion.
There is a pencil note in the back of the March - July 1826 volume: "The next to this becomes the
private book". The next volume however, still include some letters to officials until 3 December
1826. The first entirely "Private book" was commenced on 30 January 1827 (series 11).
The volumes contain returns of persons applying to be married (their names do not appear in the
indexes) and also the following returns:
a)
Lists of applicants for renewal of spirit licences, by town, 1818 4/3498 pp.62-64; 1819
4/3499 pp.318-20.
b)
List of Magistrates for the County of Cumberland (name and date of commission), March
1820 4/3501 pp.305-06.
