NRS-4209 | Copies of orders issued by the Commandant

This volume contains copies of orders issued by the various Commandants of the Newcastle settlement - Captain James Wallis, Captain James Morisset and Captain H. Gillman. There is also a testimonial written in Lachlan Macquarie's hand on 7 August 1818 approving the orders issued by Captain James Wallis. At the back of the volume there is a "Registry of Houses and Land at the Settlement of Newcastle" which gives: name, where situated, when granted, by whom granted, how disposed of and general remarks (ie. whether sold, by whom occupied). (2/8632). 1 vol. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.