NRS-1215 | Registers of land grants

Full description

A microfilm copy of the fourth register in this series, covering part of the period of the Rum Rebellion, is located at SR Reel 2505. The grants in this register were declared null and void by Governor Macquarie (1) though many were later regranted by him.

This volume includes grants and leases made by Lieutenant-Governor William Paterson, from April to 30 December 1809. There is an index at the front of the volume. Many of the grants in the volume are annotated as cancelled by Frederick Goulburn in October 1821 and on 5 September 1825. The volume also contains remissions of sentences (pardons) issued by Paterson, many of which are annotated as cancelled by Goulburn on 9-11 October 1821 and on 9 September 1825. There is a separate index to the pardons.

(SZ75, SZ47, SZ76). 3 vols.

Note:
This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

Endnotes
1. The period of the Rum Rebellion included the administrations of Major George Johnston (26 January to 28 July 1808), of Major Joseph Foveaux (29 July 1808 to 8 January 1809) and of Colonel William Paterson (9 January to 31 December 1809).
2. Proclamation, 4 January 1810, Sydney Gazette, 7 January 1810, p.1.