Letters from New South Wales to King George’s Sound, 1826 to 1831
This group of letters dating between 4 November 1826 and 11 January 1831 are written by the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales Alexander McLeay to the four officers who at different times commanded the military station at King George Sound – Major Edmund Lockyer, Captain Joseph Wakefield, Lieutenant George Sleeman, and Captain Collet Barker. McLeay as Colonial Secretary was the ‘general medium of communication’ between New South Wales governor (Sir) Ralph Darling to colonists and outposts controlled by New South Wales such as Western Port, Raffles Bay, Moreton Bay, Port Essington, and King George Sound.
The letters and shorter memos provide instructions to the commanding officers and give replies to queries made by the men in previous communications with the governor. The originals are contained in two leather bound volumes, and with the exception of lists of convicts proceeding to King George Sound, are dated.
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Circular 44 and Circular 45, Letter 9 and Letter 10
To the commandant of King George's Sound Circulars 45 and 44, Letters 9 and 10
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Circulars 31/1 (c) and Circulars 31/2 (a)
To the commandant of King George's Sound Circulars 31/1 continued and 31/2
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Four prisoners proceeding on the Brig Governor Phillip to King George's Sound
To the commandant of King George's Sound List of 4 prisoners proceeding on the Brig Governor Phillip to King George's Sound.
Assumed to have been written by Alexander McLeay.
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Letter 11 (b) and Letter 12
To the commandant of King George's Sound Letter 11 continued and Letter 12
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Letter 1 (f) and Letter 2 (a)
To the commandant of King George's Sound Letter 1 continued, and Letter 2
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Letter 2 (b) and Letter 3 (a)
To the commandant of King George's Sound Letter 2 continued, and Letter 3
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Letter 6 (b), Letter 7, and Letter 8
To the commandant of King George's Sound Letter 6 continued, Letter 7, and Letter 8
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List of 23 Convicts proceeding on H.M Colonial Brig "Amity" to King George's Sound (a)
List of 23 Convicts proceeding on H.M Colonial Brig "Amity" to King George's Sound, with their Sentences.
Extracted from the Indents of the respective Ships of which they have arrived in this Colony.
List of original convicts to King George’s Sound:
James Shuttleworth, William Kearney, John Ryan, James White, Thomas Edwards, John McCabe, Dennis Dunreen, Henry Magee, James Lander, John Cavanagh, Francis Elliott, John Scott, Matthew Gill, Thomas Woodward, William Thacker, Edward Murphy, Charles Griffiths, Thomas Keegan, Thomas Noel, James McKone, John Smith, George Metham, John Marsden, Patrick Crawley, Dennis Kelly.
Assumed to have been written by Alexander McLeay
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List of 23 Convicts proceeding on H.M Colonial Brig "Amity" to King George's Sound (b)
List of 23 Convicts continued proceeding on H.M Colonial Brig ""Amity"" to King George's Sound, with their Sentences.
Extracted from the Indents of the respective Ships of which they have arrived in this Colony.
James Lowry, Peter Lennox, Thomas Lovegrove, John Smith alias Hicks, John Williams, John Cahill, Matthew Carr, Robert Craggs, Michael Dwyer, Thomas Fellows, John Fitzgerald, John Hanley, Williamm Henrys, Henry Langton, Uzel Lovegrove, John Murphy, Adam Moore, Joseph Peacock, Joseph Richards, Skelly Patrick, Henry Stapleton, John Tobin.
Assumed to have been written by Alexander McLeay
