Letter from Samuel March Phillipps, Whitehall, [London], reporting that a ship has been engaged by the Navy for the conveyance of female convicts from Cork to Australia

Letter from Samuel March Phillipps, Whitehall, [London], to Francis Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary, reporting that the ship named ‘Edward’ has been engaged by the Commissioners of the Navy for the conveyance of 200 female convicts from Cork to Port Jackson, New South Wales or Herbert Town, Van Diemen’s Land [Tasmania, Australia]. 1 item; 3pp

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Original source name : Letter from Samuel March Phillipps, Whitehall, [London], reporting that a ship has been engaged by the Navy for the conveyance of female convicts from Cork to Australia
English translation : Letter from Samuel March Phillipps, Whitehall, [London], reporting that a ship has been engaged by the Navy for the conveyance of female convicts from Cork to Australia
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : CSO/RP/1828/2111
Language(s) : English
Geographical coverage : Ireland, Australia
Year(s) : 2 Oct 1828
Theme 1 : family
Theme 2 : legal

Archive name : An Chartlann Náisiúnta
Archive name (English) : National Archives
Archive address : Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland D08 DF208
City : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Official website and institutional resources : http://nationalarchives.ie
Finding aid(s) : https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/context/index.html

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