David Collins - general and garrison orders, 1803-1808
David Collins - general and garrison orders, 1803-1808
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Author / Creator
Date
1803-1808
Call Numbers
A 341
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.04 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1151, frames 1-360 (A 341)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D36393/a1492.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
16 Oct. 1803 - 3 May 1808; Includes index to orders at front of volume. Subject matter of orders include: activities and duties of garrison soldiers; court marital; conduct and labour of male convicts; general supplies and provisions; suitability of sites for settlement; interaction with natives [Tasmanian Aborigines]; awaiting ships beari...
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Full title
David Collins - general and garrison orders, 1803-1808
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no: Album ID : 823654...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
David Collins, born in London, was Deputy-Judge advocate and Lieutenant-Governor. From his arrival in Botany Bay with the First Fleet onboard the Sirius in 1788, Collins was responsible for the Colony's entire legal establishment but returned to England in 1796. In 1803 he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor commissioned to form a new settlement i...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 341
Record Identifier
9NaARv2Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaARv2Y
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Reference code
423627
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