Letters

Elizabeth Macquarie, 7 December 1817.
A personal letter from Elizabeth Macquarie to
James Drummond (the future Lord Strathallan,
and godfather to Lachlan Jnr.) on behalf of her
husband, Lachlan. The content details recent
events and controversies in the colony.

Newspaper Accounts

Sydney Gazette, 4 January 1817
Transcript of the infamous 'Philo Free' letter
by J. T. Campbell.

Sydney Gazette, 1 November 1817
Detailed report of the first 'Philo Free' trial of
J. T. Campbell by the Reverend Samuel Marsden
on 21-23 October 1817. This was the first trial
for libel in Australian legal history.