Robert Jones - 'Recollections of 13 years Residence in Norfolk Island and Van Diemans land', dated 1823 [?], and associated papers to 1938

A notebook containing a narrative which purports to describe events at the convict settlement on Norfolk Island, under Lieut-Colonel Joseph Foveaux, from about 1803 to 1807. The writer details the treatment of convicts and is extremely critical of Foveaux. He mentions individual convicts and doctors William Redfern and D'Arcy Wentworth (whom he calls William Wentworth). The last two pages describe Van Diemen's Land. 
The inscription on the title page originally read: 'Recollections of 13 years Residence in Norfolk Island and Van Diemans land / Robert Jones late cheif goaler at Norfolk Island / Sydney, June 15 1823. / Sydney 1823'. The words 'and Van Diemans Land' were subsequently crossed through and the name 'Buckey' inserted after Jones.
The volume is accompanied by 3 documents : an unsigned and undated note addressed to 'Mr Mitchell' concerning the provenance of the volume;  a photograph of a house which resembles that shown as Dr Wentworth's house in one of the sketches;  a newscutting, 4 Dec. 1938, reporting the Mitchell Library's acquisition of the volume.
Four watercolour sketches have been pasted into the volume, each signed 'J.L. 1823.' : 1. (opp. title page) title: 'Gaol Entrance, Drawing from a sketch with descriptions by Robert Jones 1823', 2. (page 34) title: 'Residence of William Wentworth, Surgeon', caption: 'Residence of Dr. Wentworth, N.I.', 3. (page 42) title: 'The Flogging of Charles Maher', caption: 'The Flogging of Charles Maher 250 lashes (single flogger)' 4. (page 69) caption: 'Convicts in chains at Work'.
Pages bear watermark 'J. Whatman / 1822'

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