Garrison order book, 8 July 1810-2 December 1812

DLMS 222

fonds

8 July 1810-2 December 1812

946493

1 volume of textual material (333 p.) - manuscript - 23 cm.

Following the death of the Lieutenant-Governor, Colonel David Collins, the Hobart Town settlement was administered by the military commandants Lieutenant Edward Lord (Royal Marines) from 24 March to 8 July 1810, Captain John Murray (73rd Regiment) from 8 July 1810 to 20 February 1812 and Major Andrew Geils (73rd Regiment) from 20 February 1812 to 4 February 1813 when a new Lieutenant-Governor, Colonel Thomas Davey, was appointed.

Garrison orders and occasional government and general orders issued from Government House, Hobart Town. The orders concern the routine running of the Garrison including stores, surveys and parades, court martials sometimes with details of the proceedings and punishments, etc. Also included are orders relating to the general community, for example, Governor Macquarie's visit, assembling of the bench of magistrates, high price of labour, bushrangers, musters and pardons, etc.

On front end paper, a manuscript note by James Erskine Calder, dated 15 November 1880, states the Garrison order book was presented to him by Mr. Todd. Calder mentions the book in his manuscript on James Belbin at DLMS 62, p. 69.

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

Bound in vellum.