Letters sent and received – Colonial, later Chief Secretary’s Office 1837 – 1856

These are the major correspondence series of the Colonial Secretary’s Office. The indexes are arranged alphabetically by subject or author name and contain a reference to the item of correspondence. The indexes cover outgoing letters from 1837, and incoming letters from 1842, until 1856. References beginning with an ‘A’ are letters to the Colonial Secretary (GRG 24/6) For example: A (1849) 1159, 1458. The part in brackets is the year. The other numbers are docket or letter numbers. ‘W Fin’ references refer to GRG 24/20 (Letters sent relating to financial matters, 1855-1856). ‘S. A .. Aug. 28, 1849 .. 2C, 3C’ references refer to early newspapers with page and column details. Digital copies of these papers are available via Trove (up to c.1954).