Series:
Macquarie Harbour - Commandant'S Letter Book.
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
20 Aug 1829
End Date:
13 Sep 1833
Creating Agency:
| Convict Department (TA60) | 01 Jan 1818 | 31 Dec 1877 |
Related Series:
| CSO43 Letterbook of Correspondence addressed to the Commandant, Macquarie Harbour. | 22 Jan 1830 | 10 Dec 1833 |
Series notes:
The Commandant's letters were mostly addressed to the Colonial Secretary, but some are to other officers at Macquarie Harbour, which was established as a penal settlement by Lieutenant-Governor Sorell at the end of 1821 and continued until it was abandoned in November 1833.
The subjects dealt with here include escapes, murders, supplies, emancipation, the despatch to Hobart of goods made at the settlement, buildings, the construction of vessels, the conduct of prisoners and finally the breaking up of the settlement. The Colonial Secretary's letterbook classified at CSO43 corresponds with this volume.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
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