Series:
Correspondence, "Legal Branch".
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
01 Jan 1841
End Date:
31 Dec 1847
Creating Agency:
Colonial Secretary's Office (1) (TA151) | 01 Jan 1825 | 31 Dec 1856 |
Related Series:
CSO76 Correspondence relating to Convict Matters. | 28 Mar 1839 | 14 Sep 1841 |
CSO16 Correspondence, "Record Branch". | 01 Jan 1841 | 31 Dec 1845 |
CSO8 Correspondence, "Civil Branch". | 01 Jan 1841 | 31 Dec 1845 |
CSO32 Transmission Registers of Papers ("Legal Branch") sent to Departmental Officers. | 28 Jul 1841 | 05 Feb 1844 |
Controlling Series:
CSO23 Registers of Correspondence, "Legal Branch". | 01 Jan 1841 | 31 Dec 1847 |
AE824 Index to Colonial Secretary's Correspondence, "Legal Branch", 1841 - 1847 | 01 Jan 1957 | 31 Dec 1957 |
Previous Series:
CSO5 General Correspondence. | 01 Jan 1837 | 31 Dec 1841 |
Subsequent Series:
CSO20 Correspondence, "a" Series. | 01 Jan 1845 | 31 Dec 1847 |
Series notes:
The administration of the convict system accounts for the greatest number of files in this series. Other important functions referred to this "branch" of the registry were: public service administration; military matters, administration of police and gaols; judges' reports on cases tried; public works. No index has been found for this correspondence, which is registered in a series running from 1 to3060. Copies of outward letters are included. One volume is known to be missing. A card index to this series has been compiled.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
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