Sir William Dixson papers relating to matters in the state of Victoria, including concerns about the Argus newspaper and court and criminal matters at the town of Geelong and Melbourne, 1841-1850

DLSPENCER 203

fonds

6 February 1841-1 November 1850

949653

1 folder of textual material - manuscript

Letter with postmark, 6 February 1841, from H. H. Kitson to Colonial Secretary about his appointment as clerk in the Registrar's Office at Port Phillip

William Way - petition for mitigation of sentence, dated 21 November 1842, and addressed to the Resident Judge

Sworn statement by William Kerr that he is the proprietor of the Argus, 15 September 1848

Sworn statement by Edward Wilson that he is the proprietor of the Argus, 26 October 1848

Sworn statement by James Stewart Johnston jointly with Edward Wilson that they are proprietors of the Argus, 13 August 1849

Letter dated Melbourne, 22 July 1850, from William Kerr to the Governor about the removal of the magistrate Thurlow who acted as prosecuting attorney

Petition dated 1 November 1850, from the people of Geelong to Governor Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy, about mitigation of sentence of Patrick Burns

Petition of the Magistrates, Merchants of Geelong for the establishment of a separate registry Addressed to Governor Sir C. A. Fitzroy, no date

List of prisoners confined in H. M. Gaol, Melbourne, awaiting transmission to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land

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