Colonial Secretary’s Letters relating to Land

The collection New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Letters, 1826-1856 consist mainly of copies of letters to the Principle Superintendent of Convicts and the Land Board concerning the assignment of convict servants. Letters and records of various events make up the majority of the collections: petitions by convicts for sentence mitigation, marriage permission requests, character memorials for potential settlers, land grant or lease applications, official visit reports, information about court cases, and lists of assigned servants. These files were organized by the Colonial Secretary or Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales.