NRS-907 | Letters from individuals re Land [Colonial Secretary]

The papers include letters from individuals, memoranda, reports, applications and petitions relating to the grant, purchase, rent or lease of land in the Colony. Also included are papers relating to such matters as disputes over ownership, use or boundaries of land between two or more parties.They are arranged alphabetically by the person's name whose land is in question, or by partnerships of one or more persons. The letters are registered but due to the arrangement it is usually unnecessary to consult the Indexes and Registers.A list of persons writing has been compiled by State Archives and copies of this list are available in the Western Sydney reading room as well as on State Archives website at Colonial Secretary's letters relating to land, 1826-1856.Letters re land for institutions and churches are listed with the Special Bundles.(2/7787-8013, microfilm copy SR Reels 1081-1200; SZ998-99, photocopy COD194-195). 227 boxes, 2 bundles.(2/7889 INNES, Archibald, Clunes - IZARD, John, photocopy COD541-543).In those cases where it is known that the papers will not be found on the microfilm copies of the records, the papers have been photocopied in COD542-553 (A-Z) and the COD number noted in the online index.Note:This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.