NEW SOUTH WALES – COLONIAL SECRETARY LETTERS RELATING TO MORETON BAY AND QUEENSLAND RECEIVED 1822 – 1860 LETTERS RECEIVED 1838 - 1839 AND PAPERS FILED WITH THEM – REEL A2.10 CONTINUED FROM REEL A2.9 SRNSW DATE DATE OF QSL CS REF NO TO FROM CONTENTS PAGE REF NO RECD DOCUMENT REEL 38/04510 1838 05 07 Hon CS Brisbane Town 1838 04 16 Letter submitting List of 4 Prisoners whose term of servitude at Moreton Bay has A2.10 001 – 002 Sydney Cotton, Major 28th expired & who desire to remain – such additional servitude to lead to ticket of Regt leave - labour needed [No 38/7] Commandant Recommends William Wells, Thomas Holford & John Edmonds – ticket of leave Also re William Booth – sawyer List of Convicts whose Colonial Sentences have expired who wish to remain at 003 – 005 Moreton Bay until they become entitled to the indulgence of a Ticket of Leave 1 William Wells/ “Katherine Stewart Forbes” – bricklayer 2 Thomas Holford/ “Atlas” 4 – sawyer 3 John Edmonds/ “Lord Melville” – harness maker 4 William Booth/ “Aurora” – sawyer 38/04511 1838 05 07 Hon CS Brisbane Town 1838 04 18 Letter reporting difficulties of getting stock etc across the Brisbane River – A2.10 006 – 008 Sydney Cotton, Major 28th instructed Foreman of Works Petrie to construct a ferry boat – no suitable vessel Regt at Settlement - made use of boatbuilder “Goodwin” detained at Moreton Bay Commandant [No 38/8] Outlines costs – will also convey timber & stone along & across the “Brisbane” & Notes in margin 009 George Barney, Major R E 1838 05 19~ Notes re above Re Mr Petrie’s involvement 38/04512 1838 05 07 Hon CS Brisbane Town 1838 04 21 Re letter sent to Foreman of Works at Moreton Bay from Head of Department in A2.10 011 – 014 Sydney Cotton, Major 28th Sydney reprimanding Mr Petrie for recovering stranded property from wreck at [no p 010] Regt Northern entrance to Moreton Bay – ordered to be undertaken by Commandant Commandant [No 38/9] Enclosing copy of letter from the Commandant of Engineers & Extract from Penal Settlement Regulations Mentions Mr Petrie & visit to Briby’s Island, also Lieut Russell – wreck supposed to contain quantity of cedar & Notes re above Mr Petrie Royal Engineers Office, 1838 03 11 Letter re visit to the coast to look after wreck – instructed to adhere strictly to 015 Foreman of Works Sydney Ordnance George Barney, Major Duties against Commandant’s orders – pay will be affected commanding Royal Engineers “A true copy – Sydney Cotton, Major 28th Regt, Commandant” Letters relating to Moreton Bay & Queensland: A2 series – Reel A2.10 – Part 1 of 1 www.slq.qld.gov.au Last revised: April 2014 Page 1 of 35 SRNSW DATE DATE OF QSL CS REF NO TO FROM CONTENTS PAGE REF NO RECD DOCUMENT REEL Extracts from the Regulations of Penal Settlements 016 Regulations affecting the Officers & free persons at Penal Settlement “A true extract – Sydney Cotton, Major 28th Regt, Commandant” 38/04513 1838 05 07 Hon CS Brisbane Town 1838 04 23 Letter reporting arrival of Schooner “Isabella” – delayed with gales – A2.10 017 - 023 Sydney Cotton, Major 28th acknowledges receipt of letters [No 38/10] Regt 1 Re Schooner “Susan” of Sydney in Moreton Bay in distress – took on water & Commandant put to sea 2 Reporting Sloop “Regent Bird” leaky – condemned by Board of Officers 3 Re Elizabeth White/ “Williams” – deserves indulgence – returning Memorial of woman’s son [Memorial see p 024] 4 Re duties of Mr Parker, Government Agriculturist – requests horse be shipped for him 5 Re Daniel Sweeney/ “Daphne” – accidentally drowned 6 Re accompanying List marked “No 1” of names for favourable consideration – gives particulars & recommendations re - William Chaffey/ native of colony - John Greenhatch [also spelt Greenhalgh]/ “Speke” 3 - Constantine Molloy/ “John Barry” - Robert Giles/ “Lord Exmouth” [as it is] - John Smith/ “Chapman” & John Marsden/ “Chapman” – mentions sent to Moreton Bay with Joseph Griffiths/ “Waterloo” - John Webster/ “Champion” - Henry Sketland alias William Thompson/ “Sophia” [List not filmed here] 7 Re William Wells/ “Catherine Stewart Forbes” [also spelt Katherine Stewart Forbes] & accompanying Return “No 2” – to return to Head Quarters [Return “No 2” – see p 033] 8 Requests despatch of vessel to Settlement as soon as possible – shortage of flour, medicines, winter supply of slop clothing, ball ammunition 9 Requests supply of forms for supplies 10 Enclosing Manifest of cargo, list of passengers & records of prisoners proceeding to Head Quarters by Schooner “Isabella”[Manifest see p 027] & Notes in margin throughout 38/01627 1838 02 14 His Ex Col Kenneth At Mr Martin’s, Pages River nr Memorial of John White (8 years of age) son of Elizabeth White – for mitigation A2.10 024 – 025 [could be Snodgrass, Acting Liverpool Plains of his mother’s sentence – tried at Maitland Quarter Sessions under name of 38/01027] Governor in Chief John White Eliza Williams alias White – annexes Testimonials & recommendations Charles Tuffering?, Recommendation Prosecutor John Shipman?, Re Elizabeth White alias Williams R Kerr, R G Martin, E B Uhr, Alexander Macleod, George Dight, ? Peels River, E White?, J Kelso, A Macleod, A L Wightman, J K Campbell, William Carter, Benjamin Singleton [Signatures difficult to decipher] “K S” 1838 02 10~ Notes re above 026 Letters relating to Moreton Bay & Queensland: A2 series – Reel A2.10 – Part 1 of 2 Last revised: April 2014 www.slq.qld.gov.au Page 2 of 35 SRNSW DATE DATE OF QSL CS REF NO TO FROM CONTENTS PAGE REF NO RECD DOCUMENT REEL Hon CS Sydney Cotton, Major 28th 1838 04 21 Manifest of the Cargo and number of passengers shipped on board H M Col A2.10 027 Regt Schooner “Isabella” at Moreton Bay for Sydney 21 April 1838 Commandant Passengers Lieut Russell H M 28th Regt Asst Surgeon Alexander H M 28th Regt Mr Waldron, Commissariat Dept Mrs Petrie 2 Non-commissioned officers & 11 rank and file, 4 women & 7 children H M 28th Regt, Sarah Curry the daughter of a female convict, 18 male & 5 female convicts 1838 04 00~ List of Expirees forwarded to Sydney from Moreton Bay per Schooner “Isabella” A2.10 028 on the day of April 1838 1 Margaret Hayes/ “Woodman” Bridget Fletch/ “Lady Rowena” Margaret Clarke/ “Lady Rowena” Mary A O’Brien/ “Mary Ann” 5 James Earley/ “Prince Regent” Thomas Earls or Connor/ “Mangles” 4 Thomas McCoy/ “Lord Melville” Ann Maher/ “Andromeda” John Murphy/ “Lord Sidmouth” 10 John Savage/ “Lucy Davidson” Thomas Smith/ “Roslyn Castle” [as it is – see also Thomas Smith/ “Champion”] John Winch/ “Hilsborough” [as it is] William Plomer Daniel/ “Malabar” Michael Rooney/ came free 15 Andrew Gatton/ came free John Brackenridge/ “Ferguson” John Phillips/ “Vittoria’ Thomas McDermott/ “Ferguson” Thomas Collins/ “Mariner” 20 John Main/ “Guildford” 8 Edward Gallagher/ “Hercules” 3 Hugh McCourt/ “Captain Cook” 23 Samuel Derrington/ “Speke” 3 His Ex Maj Gen Sir H M Hulk “Phoenix” 1835 09 17 Petition of Constantine Molloy – constable in Windsor Police – conditional A2.10 029 – 030 Richard Bourke, pardon for successful capture of bushrangers – joined Sydney Police – also Governor worked as storekeeper for John Lamb – praying for mitigation of sentence for stealing Police Office, Windsor 1835 09 29 Certificate 031 S North JP, Superintendent of Police W Cox JP, W Richardson JP Francis Beddek, Solicitor Archibald Bell G K Holden, P Secy 1835 10 15 Notes re above 032 Letters relating to Moreton Bay & Queensland: A2 series – Reel A2.10 – Part 1 of 2 Last revised: April 2014 www.slq.qld.gov.au Page 3 of 35 SRNSW DATE DATE OF QSL CS REF NO TO FROM CONTENTS PAGE REF NO RECD DOCUMENT REEL Sydney Cotton, Major 28th 1838 04 18~ “No 2” A2.10 033 Regt Particulars of a Constable whose Term of Servitude expires on the following Commandant date agreeable to the 62nd Paragraph of Penal Settlement Regulations 18th April 1838 William Wells/ “Katherine Stewart Forbes” 38/04822 1838 05 15 Hon CS Commissariat Office, Sydney 1838 05 14 Letter re report of difficulty growing grain at Moreton Bay – shortage of labour A2.10 034 – 038 Miller, D C G Mentions cutting of timber only other work at Moreton Bay [No 464] & Notes in margin 38/05163 1838 05 23 Hon CS Master Attendants Office, 1838 05 23 Returning communication re J Hexton’s (Pilot at Moreton Bay) application for A2.10 039 - 040 Sydney increase in salary – amount [Communication – see p 041] John Nicholson, Harbour Suggests same salary as Master of Sloop “Foster Fyans” - recommends Licence Master be prepared in Hexton’s favour for the Port of Moreton Bay & Notes in margin 38/04504 1838 05 07 Hon CS Brisbane Town 1838 04 09 Forwarding letter from James Hexton – Pilot of Moreton Bay – recommends A2.10 041 – 042 Sydney Cotton, Major 28th increase in pay - mentions Edward King Master of Sloop “Captain Fyans” & Regt salary increase [No 38/1] Commandant Major Cotton, Brisbane Town, Moreton Bay 1838 04 05 Letter re pay as Pilot at Moreton Bay – discusses his situation 043 - 044 Commandant, James Hexton Mentions Edward King & Cutter “Regent Bird”, also Cutter “Glory” - appointed Moreton Bay Pilot at Amity Point on death of William Morris 38/05581 1838 06 02 Hon CS Master Attendants Office, 1838 05 31 Enclosing Manifest of cargo, etc shipped on H M Col Schooner “Isabella” for A2.10 045 Sydney Moreton Bay – ready to proceed John Nicholson & Notes in margin 38/05581 H M Dock Yard, Sydney 1838 05 30 Manifest of Cargo, Passengers etc shipped on H M Col Schooner “Isabella” for 045 again John Nicholson Moreton Bay - 046 Passengers Revd Mr Smyath? & Lady German missionaries Mrs Petrie & daughter 38/05784 1838 06 07 Hon CS Female Factory, Parramatta