NRS-977 | Copies of letters to King George's Sound

Copies of letters to the Commandant and other officers in the settlement. The book begins with instructions to Major Lockyer of the 57th Regiment to establish a settlement which continued until handed over to Western Australia in 1831. In the back of the volume is a list of convicts sent to King George's Sound which shows the name, ship, convictions and sentence, trade, age, native place and personal description of each. Loose in the volume is a "List of prisoners proceeding in the Brig 'Governor Phillip' to King George's Sound". Please note that these pages have not been copied. The settlement arose from fear of French designs upon the Australian mainland - which were fostered by the presence of the Dumont d'Urville expedition - and the consequent desire to establish a British title to the whole continent. The settlement differed from the others of the time in that it became permanent. (4/3776; microfilm copy SR Reel 712). 1 vol. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.