Colonial Secretary's Papers

MACQUARIE, Lachlan.

1817

1817
Notice prohibiting boats being moored or passengers landed at Governor's private landing place near Bennelong's Point (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.13)

1817
Barron Field re proposal for Savings Bank, and asking Macquarie to preside at meetings of the Bible and Benevolent Societies on 5 Jun to consider the project; enquiring after Mrs Macquarie's health (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.317)

1817 Jan 1
Government & general order appointing Thomas Wylde Clerk of the Peace & Crown Solicitor & recommending suitable salary be annexed (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.1)

1817 Jan 1
Memorandum re colonial expenses to be defrayed from the Colonial Revenue (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.2)

1817 Jan 1
Proclamation re depredations of herds of Government cattle, & trespass, in the Cowpastures; no person to hunt or travel into the Cowpastures without licence under penalty of death (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.3-7)

1817 Jan 1
List of essentially necessary public buildings required to be erected in Sydney, Parramatta, Windsor & Liverpool (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.14-7)

1817 Jan 1
Proclamation pardoning and indemnifying persons trespassing on Crown land at Cowpastures, and prohibiting passage beyond Nepean without pass or licence (Reel 6038; SZ1044 pp.241-5)

1817 Jan 3
Memorandum of remarks made by J T Williams, master of "Frederick", reflecting on the integrity of the Governor (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.21-2)

1817 Jan 15
George Crossley asking that petition to be allowed to practice in Law Courts be forwarded to England (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.56-9)

1817 Jan 18
Proclamation; deeds and conveyances to be registered and records kept; certificate of registration to be allowed in evidence at all courts (Reel 6046, 4/1737 pp.8-12; Reel 6038, SZ1044 pp.246-50)

1817 Jan 23
Isaac Nicholls asking permission to commemorate the establishment of the Colony at his house, and Macquarie's approval (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.26-8)

1817 Feb 10
Sir Joseph Banks advising Allen Cunningham to ask Macquarie to appoint a person to assist him in the collection of botanical specimens (Reel 6017; 4/5782 p.385)

1817 Feb 22
Proclamation increasing penalties for retailing wines and spirituous liquors without licence (Reel 6046, 4/1737 pp.48-52; Reel 6038, SZ1044 pp.251-3)

1817 Feb 22
Instructions to Charles Fraser and William Parr, members of Oxley's expedition westward of the Blue Mountains (Reel 6068; 4/1814 pp.7-12)

1817 Mar
Re detainers lodged against Jeffery Hart Bent and Mrs Ellis Bent by John Wylde (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.93-103, 209-14)

1817 Mar 5
Government & general order re precautions that should be taken against floods; settlers in Nepean & Hawkesbury areas should build homes on the high lands within the townships assigned to them (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.65-7)

1817 Mar 8
Government & general order; no master or any persons belonging to vessels to offer merchandise for sale on board vessels, or invite persons on board for purpose of barter (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.68-9)

1817 Mar 10
John Oxley stating why no reserves had been made between adjacent land grants; Crown reserves, however, been made in every district for townships & other purposes (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.77-80)

1817 Mar 10
John Wylde and Barron Field asking what instructions had been given by Secretary of State re admission of persons arriving as convicts to practice as attorneys (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.201-2)

1817 Mar 11
John Wylde re convict attorneys and other matters (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.83-4)

1817 Mar 24
Instructions for John Oxley with lists of members of expedition and schedule of provision and equipment (Reel 6068; 4/1814 pp.13-31, 35)

1817 Mar 25
John Wylde setting out suitable timetable for court sessions in Van Diemen's Land (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.223-4)

1817 Mar 26
Barron Field did not think it right that J H Bent should be left to pay for seal by way of relic of the office he once held (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.291-2)

1817 Mar 28-1818 Jun 5
John Oxley and G. W. Evans re expeditions to the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers (Reel 6068; 4/1814 pp.33-9, 47-50)

1817 Mar 29
Government & general order; schedule of Surveyor General's fees having been approved by home Government, fees for measurement and location of lands should now be paid (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.70-2)

1817 Apr 12
Government & general order; newly-arrived convicts wrongly reporting themselves as artificers or mechanics would be sent to hard labour at Newcastle; also, boats must not go within speaking distance of convicts on newly-arrived vessels (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.287)

1817 Apr 29,30
Barron Field re rules and tables of fees in Supreme Court as framed by him; also, recommending John Gurner to Governor Macquarie's consideration (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.299-303)

1817 Apr 30
Praised by Allan Cunningham who named a plant in his honour (Reel 6034; SZ7 p.182)

1817 Jun 2-24
William Cox with detailed account for total expenses for outfit of John Oxley's expedition westward of Bathurst in 1817, also originals of accounts included in the total account and list of persons to whom shoes were issued for the expedition (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.325-30)

1817 Jun 16,21
Joint letter from William Cox, Robert Cartwright, James Mileham and Henry Fulton re flood relief in Windsor district; subscription to be opened (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.321-3)

1817 Jul 12
Government & general order; settlers not to issue passes to assigned servants except on settlers' own affairs. Magistrates empowered to grant passes and surgeons of hospitals to report discharge of assigned servants to magistrates (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.342-7)

1817 Jul 18
Government & general order; office of Judge Advocate appointed a public office for registration of deeds & conveyances (Reel 6046, 4/1737 pp.348-50; Reel 6038, SZ1044 pp.257-9)

1817 Jul 19
Government & general order regulating validity of deeds and conveyances not registered at office of Judge Advocate since order of 26 Feb 1802 (Reel 6046, 4/1737 pp.351-3; Reel 6038, SZ1044 pp.254-6)

1817 Aug 1-Dec 18
Enquiry into ill-treatment of convicts on "Chapman". Committee report not unanimous as to whether sufficient evidence for commitment to trial of certain officers; Governor orders committee to revise report; subsequent legal and other objections raised by Barron Field, John Wylde and D'Arcy Wentworth; related papers (Reel 6046, 4/1738 pp.7-14, 17-9, 58-67, 71-175; Reel 6047, 4/1739 pp.80-1)

1817 Aug 11
Memorandum of points for consideration and decision by the Magistrates of the Colony at their meeting on 13 Aug (Reel 6046; 4/1738 pp.189-91)

1817 Sep 29,30, Nov 27
William Henry Moore asking for arrears of salary as he had received letter from Lord Bathurst reinstating him as solicitor. Refused (Reel 6046; 4/1738 pp.302-6)

1817 Nov 3
Tom White Melville Winder enclosing particulars of remarks made by Mr Williams, Master of "Frederick", derogatory to Governor Macquarie (Reel 6046; 4/1737 p.23)

1817 Dec 14
Interview with Allan Cunningham; accused him of sending unfavourable reports to Sir Joseph Banks (Reel 6034; SZ7 p.225)

1817 Dec 15
William Cox advising that a pair of emus and a pair of black swans were being sent to Governor (Reel 6047; 4/1739 pp.75-6)

1817 Dec 24
Copy of instructions issued to Major Druitt in his capacity as Acting Engineer, Artillery Officer and Inspector of Government Public Works by (Reel 6053; 4/1755 pp.225-37)

Source:
State Records NSW Index to the Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825 [Electronic edition]
[Section: 'Macquarie, Lachlan (May 1816-May 1819)'
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/m/F36c_mch-mcw-16.htm#P7183_239302]

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