NRS-13703 | Commission to try prisoners at Norfolk Island

Original parchment document, signed and sealed by Governor Bourke, commissioning a Court of Criminal Jurisdiction on Norfolk Island to consist of "one Judge and Five Commissioned Officers of His Majesty's Sea or Land Forces".This Commission is addressed to John Hubert Plunkett (Barrister), William Fothergill, Peter John Petit, John Charles Best (Captains in H.M. 50th Regt. of Foot), Thomas Gibson (Lieut. in H.M. 4th Regt. of Foot), William Briggs, Charles Francis Gregg (Lieutenants in H.M. 50th Regt. of Foot), Robert Ellson (Aust. Surgeon in H.M. 50th Regt. of Foot), Francis Fisher and Thomas Tilston.(SR Document No.13). 1 document. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.