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7.
Copies of letters sent outside the Colony, "Foreign", 17 January 1814 - 21 October 1856 7 vols
(part)
*CSP (1814-25)
Copies of letters written by the Secretary and a few of a minor nature written by Governor
Brisbane. Despatches to the Secretary of State for the Colonies are not entered here.
The letters may be to any foreign place but are addressed principally to officials and individuals
in England, to officials in India, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius and Batavia. The letters to
individuals are mainly in reply to enquiries regarding settlers and convicts. From 30 December
1823 letters to Van Diemen's Land are in this series also, most of them being addressed to the
Lieutenant Governor, the Colonial Secretary or the Controller of Convicts, and officers at Port
Dalrymple. (Before this see series 4.)
There are a few letters addressed to the Colonial Agent during 1823 and then none till 1826 after
which they continue to 30 May 1849. A new book was opened for him on 19 May 1849 (series 21).
Letters to New Zealand commence in 1832 beginning with letters to Busby while he was still in
Sydney. They continue here until 1839 and then do not reappear until August 1853. Series 8
covers the period 1840 to July 1853.
There are one or two letters to Port Phillip residents in the books for 1836 and 1837 but from
August 1839 letters to Port Phillip are entered in series 61. From 21 April 1856 letters to Victoria
are again in the present series.
Letters to South Australian officials appear here from 1837.
Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners were appointed in Great Britain in 1840 and from
about 1841 letters to these bodies are entered here until May 1849 when a separate series was
begun (36).
8.
Indexes:
All volumes are indexed. The index to the 1841-47 volume is a separate piece placed
in the volume.
The letters for 1814-25 are indexed in the Index to the Papers of the New South Wales
Colonial Secretary, 1788-1825
Location:
4/3521-3527 part; microfilm copy 1814-25 AO Reels 6018-6019, 1814-56 AO Reels
2649, 898-901
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 351
Copies of letters sent to New Zealand, 15 January 1840 - July 1853
1 vol (part)
Copies of letters to officials and individuals in New Zealand. The letters are concerned with such
matters as mails, postage arrangements etc.
Letters to New Zealand from 1832-39 and from August 1853 are in series 7.
Indexes:
In front of volume
Location:
4/3527 part; microfilm copy AO Reel 901
