Guide to the Collections held by the Devon Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP)

King George III to Addington, 28 July 1801 (File 8)

Lord Nelson; arrangements between Home Office and War Department to prevent future misunderstandings.

King George III to Addington, 5 August 1801 (File 17)

Approves letters to Lord Hobart and Lord Pelham to prevent future misunderstandings between two departments.

King George III to Addington, 12 July 1801 (File 32)

Duke of Portland; division of business between Home Office and War Department.

Addington to King George III, 4 August 1801 (File 64)

Letters to Lord Hobart and Lord Pelham on arrangements between two departments.

Addington to Lord Hobart, 2 August 1801 (File 29)

Approval of King for colonial business to be transferred from Home Office to War Department.

J. Wilson to Sidmouth, 27 September 1813 (File)

Seeks appointment as Lieut. Governor of Java.

J. Horner to Sidmouth, 10 June [1813] (File)

Interest in cultivation of hops at Botany Bay; seeks passage.

Sidmouth to L. Macquarie, 4 August 1813 (File)

Introduces Capt. Andrews of Windham who intends visiting N.S.W.

M. Nightingall (Djojarcarta) to Sidmouth, 12 August 1814 (File)

Account of expeditions against Bali and Macassar; likelihood of Java being returned to Dutch; seeks military appointment in India.

T. Folger to Sidmouth, 27 October 1814 (File)

Offers to present black swans and parrots from N.S.W.; plans to return to N.S.W.

Rev. A. Clarke to Sidmouth, 3 November 1814 (File)

Request by Rev. S. Marsden for schoolmaster for N.S.W.; recommends S. Leigh.

Note on allowance, passage, outfit and pension for S. Leigh.

L. Macquarie (Sydney) to Sidmouth, 28 May 1814 (File)

Visit of Capt. Andrews to N.S.W.

G.W. Evans. Map of N.S.W., including newly discovered country to west of Blue Mountains in (20 x 14 inches), November 1813 - January 1814 (File)

G.W. Evans. Sketch of a tour of discovery, 20 March 1814 (File)

Describes journey over Blue Mountains to Mt Blaxland, Campbell River and Macquarie River.

(Very faded, 3pp.)

M. Nightingall to Sidmouth, 25 March 1814 (ie. 1815) (File)

Case of Lieut. Travers; interest in Governorship of Java.

S.T. Raffles to M. Nightingall, 16 July 1814 (File)

Congratulations on expedition against Bali and Celebes. (copy)

Lord Arden to Sidmouth, 6 July 1815 (File)

Recommends Holmes for Chaplaincy in N.S.W.

Sidmouth to Lord Arden, 14 July 1815 (File)

No vacancy at N.S.W

M. Nightingall to Sidmouth, 7 August 1815 (File)

Possible annexation of Java; its value to Britain; surplus revenue; seeks appointment as Governor.

L. Macquarie (Sydney) to Sidmouth, 15 December 1817 (File)

Grant of 700 acres to Whitaker; Whitaker about to return to England.

Rev. J. Richards (Bath) to [Lord Harrowby], 9 April 1821 (File)

Circumstances of Eleanor Marks under sentence of transportation.

Sidmouth to Lord Harrowby, 12 April 1821 (File)

Commutation of sentence on Eleanor Marks to confinement in Milbank Penitentiary.

Midshipman Francis Addington. Log kept on H.M.S. Wolverene, (Box 76), 1 August 1876 - 18 December 1878 (File F4)

Addington was a son of the 3rd Viscount Sidmouth. The log describes the voyage from Sheerness to Sydney, via Cape of Good Hope (Aug-Dec. 1876) and service on the Australian Station, including visits to Sydney, Hobart, Wellington, Auckland, Fiji, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Lyttelton, Norfölk Island and New Caledonia. The remarks are quite detailed. There are maps and sketches of Lord Howe Island, L'Esperance and Crozet Islands. There is also a log kept on H.M.S. SapphoSappho on a voyage from Sydney to Chatham via Cape Horn, 18 Dec. 1878-1 May 1879.

Prospectus of Aladdin's Lamp Gold Mining Company Ltd, 10 June 1892 (File 29)

A plan of Company's property (situated between Bathurst and Orange, N.S.W.).

Counterpart lease for two years of part of lot 7, Christchurch Town Reserve, from George J. Ponsford (Christchurch) to William Robinson (Christchurch), 30 October 1877 (File 24)

Draft power of attorney from George Ponsford (Christchurch) to William Widdowson (Christchurch), 1879 (File 25)

Agreement between George Brown (Christchurch) and George Ponsford to rent shop and house in Manchester Street, Christchurch, 21 November 1881 (File 26)

William Prowse (Christchurch) to brothers and sisters, August 24 (File 18)

Arrival of Martha; quarantine; plans for family to emigrate.

William and Martha Prowse (Christchurch) to mother, 22 October 1883 (File 19)

Departure from England with 31/2d; injury to hand; house; death of father.

William Prowse to brothers and sisters, n.d. (File 20)

Economic depression; boot trade; rents; unable to help family to emigrate.

William Prowse (St. Albans, N.Z.) to George, 20 September 1885 (File 21)

Political and religious activities; politics in New Zealand; family news.

Annie Eale (Sydney) to Emma, 12 December 1888 (File 23)

Visit of Emma's brother; family news; drought.

A. Ford (Christchurch) to Mrs Grendon, 30 March 1859 (File 47)

Family news; visit to races.

Annie Ford (Christchurch) to Mrs Grendon, 7 March 1859 (File 48)

Voyage to New Zealand; impressions of Otago and Canterbury; Christchurch most uninteresting place; prices. (written crosswise)

Harry Ford (Christchurch) to Mrs Grendon, 13 March 1859 (File 49)

Family news; impressions of Christchurch; hopes of acquiring sheep run; lack of trees; wages.

E.B. Trotter (London) to Rev. W. Hart (Fenton), 11 October 1905 (File 81)

Removal of mat in which body of Bishop J.C. Patteson was wrapped from Patteson vault in Fenton Churchyard.

Faculty granted by Bishop of Exeter permitting Frances Patteson, sister of Bishop J.C. Patteson, to remove mat and present it to Melanesian Mission, (copy), 4 October 1905 (File 82)

Journal of D.J. Gamble, Deputy Quartermaster-General in New Zealand, (9pp.), 8 September 1864 - 7 November 1864 (File)

Journal of D.J. Gamble in New Zealand, (7pp.), 8 January 1865 - 7 February 1865 (File)

Report of Consul Ricketts (Sarawak) to Lord Russell, (12pp.), 1 February 1865 (File)

Journal of D.J. Gamble in New Zealand, (16pp.), 8 March 1865 - 6 May 1865 (File)

W.J. Hooker. Colonial floras, 1863 (File)

(3pp., printed with manuscript amendments).

H. Lee (Mackay) to [unknown], [c.1890] (File 10)

Farming matters, prices of stock; wages.

Rev. G. Howden (Sydney) to Frances Howden, 10 August 1870 (File 30)

Meeting with King; family tree; connection between King and Gidley families; reputation of Governor P.G. King.

The family of King, N.S.W (3pp.) (File)

King and Gidley family tree. (File)

Obituary of Philip G. King, Sydney Daily Telegraph, 6 August 1904 (File)

Rev. R. King to R. Thorp, 3 September 1883 (File 31)

Genealogy of King Family.

P.G. King (Sydney) to cousin, 20 April 1901 (File 32)

King family history; connection with Lethbridge Family; property of Gidleigh near Lake George.

P.G. King to B.C. Gidley, 23 August 1901 (File)

Pedigree of Gidleys; association with C. Darwin on H.M.S. Beagle; Darwinian theories; grandson wounded in South Africa.

Transportation orders, 1802 (File)

Transportation orders, 1816 (File)

Transportation orders, 1819 - 1843 (File)

Contract between J. Elliott and J. Crossing (Exeter) and W. Richards (London) for transportation of Margaret Stewart to N.S.W., 30 January 1787 (File)

Contract between J. Elliott and J. Crossing and W. Richards for transportation of William Hamlin, Joseph Hall, Thomas Brown, John Jones, John Coffin and John Bradford to N.S.W., 30 January 1787 (File)

Bond of W. Richards and T. Gilbert to H. Ley (Town Clerk, Exeter) for transportation of Margaret Stewart to N.S.W., 5 February 1787 (File)

Bond of W. Richards and T. Gilbert to H. Ley for transportation of six convicts to N.S.W., 5 February 1787 (File)

Contract between J. Elliott and J. Crossing (Exeter) and W. Richards (London) for transportation of Elizabeth Griffin to N.S.W., 23 February 1787 (File)

Bond of W. Richards and T. Gilbert to H. Ley for transportation of Elizabeth Griffin to N.S.W., 27 February 1787 (File)

Bond of W. Richards and T. Gilbert to H. Ley for transportation of Elizabeth Griffin and Rebecca Smith to N.S.W., 7 April 1789 (File)

Contract between J. Crossing and E. Walker (Exeter) and W. Richards (London) for transportation of Elizabeth Grffin and Rebecca Smith to N.S.W., 7 April 1789 (File)

Documents concerning estate of Mrs E.A. Dunsford nee Bear and properties of W.H. Dunsford in Lancefield and elsewhere in Victoria, 1851 - 1884 (File 234-51)

Includes wills of John Bear and Ann Bear (Melbourne), assignments of stock to Ann Bear, share certificates, tax receipts, money orders, correspondence concerning estate of Ann Bear, balance sheets and estimates of colonial estate of W.H. Dunsford, marriage settlement of W.H. Dunsford and Ellen A. Bear, correspondence of Bronckhorst, Small & Co. (Melbourne) and J.P. Bear, mortgages, draft deeds and maps of Lancefield, and correspondence of F. Dunsford (Tiverton) with H. Bear (Melbourne), J.P. Bear, and Noyes and Reed (Melbourne).

Correspondence, bills and accounts of W. Buckingham (Exeter) concerning fitting out and emigration of George and Frederick Lysaght to New Zealand (1 folder), 1863 - 1864 (File Box 91/5)

Correspondents include W. Buckingham, Elizabeth Lysaght, Willis, Gann & Co., and Shaw, Savill & Co.