NRS-985 | Copies of letters to Naval and Military Officers

Copies of letters to the above which include the Military Secretary, the Major of Brigade, the Aide de Camp, the Commandants of the Mounted Police, the Barrack Master, the Ordnance Storekeeper, the Officer Commanding Royal Engineers (later the Commanding Royal Engineer) to 1839, and the respective officers of Ordnance. From 1853 letters to Lieutenant Colonel Barney R.E. again appear in this series and relate to the defences of Port Jackson. For letters to the engineers 1840-46 see also NRS 996. (4/3799-818; microfilm copy SR Reels 2870-2877). 20 vols. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.