Correspondence and Papers, Departmental. Public Offices, 1836-1871

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Series HO 34

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23 items

Content Summary:

Besides separate Correspondence and Entry Books for the Admiralty, Council Office, Treasury and Customs, War and Colonial Office which together cover the period 1782-1840, entry books for Public Offices generally were kept between 1837-1860. Letters to these Public Offices are concerned mainly with convicts and the maintenance of law and order in the Colony. Letters are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of each volume: under the title of each Public Office is a list of the letters addressed to it with appropriate page numbers.

The Australian Joint Copying Project filmed selected extracts only from the pieces in this Series, with the exception of piece 10A, which was filmed in full.

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