NRS-984 | Copies of letters to Naval Officers

Copies of letters principally to the Master Attendant, Captain Nicholson, and also to officers of the Navy, and until December 1826 to the Naval Officer and his staff.It was intended also for letters to the Colonial Marine and for those to naval officers generally, such as the letter of 6 December 1826 to Dumont D'Urville about the dockyard facilities required for his ships. From 1827 copies of letters to the Collector and Controller of Customs are in CGS 963, and from August 1828 those to the Master Attendant and Master of Ships, the Harbour Master and Port Master are in NRS 979.(4/3798; microfilm copy SR Reel 2869). 1 vol. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.