NRS-2701 | Precepts

Full description

Precepts, issued by the Governor (or, in his absence, by the Lieutenant Governor), convening Courts of Criminal Judicature. Each precept, addressed to the Judge-Advocate, shows: date of precept, names of members of the Court, date(s) of sittings.

From 1812 it was the custom to attach the indictments and informations to the precepts and hence these may be found here rather than in NRS 2703.

For a detailed listing of the precepts 1788-1824 see Appendix B, pages 37-41, and of the precepts and papers from 1812-15 see Appendix D, pages 70-77, of the unpublished guide to the records of the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction.

1788-1815 (5/1143, microfilm copy SR Reel 2752; 5/1144A & B, microfilm copies SR Reels 2391 & 2752), 1816-24 (SZ808; microfilm copy SR Reel 1984). 3 vols., 1 box.

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