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THIS IS A COPY OF THE ORDER SENDING SAMUEL TO
NORFOLK ISLAND
IN 1791
To Mr David Balckburn, Master of His Majesty's Armed Tenders Supply.
By Command of His Excellency.
David Collins, Secretary.
By His Excellency Arthur Phillip, Esq, Captain General & Governor in Chief
in His Majesty's Territory of New South Wales & its Dependencies.
Whereas Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball Is from Sickness unable to proceed to Sea, with His Majesty's Armed Tender Supply, of which you are Master, and I think fit that you should command her during his absence, or until you should receive further orders. You are hereby required and directed to take upon you the Charges of Command of the said Armed Tender accordingly, & proceed without Loss of Time to Norfolk Island, where having landed the Stores & Provisions which have been put on board by His Majesty's Commissary for that Purpose, as well as such kind of other Provisions as you can conveniently spare, for the Use of that Settlement, You are to receive on board the Officers, Seamen, Marines late belonging to His Majesty's Ship Sirius, with whom you are to return to the Port.
For which this shall be your Order.
Government House, Sydney
This 17th day of January 1791.
To Mr. David Blackburn
hereby appointed to
command His Majesty's
Armed Tender, Supply.
By His Excellency's Command.
David Collins
Secretary.
By His Excellency Arthur Phillip Esq, Captain General & Governor in Chief, in & over His Majesty's Territory of New South Wales & its Dependencies.
Whereas Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball is from Sickness unable to proceed to Sea with His majesty's Armed Tender Supply, of which you are Master, & Ithink fit that you should command her during his Absence or until you shall receive further Orders.
You are hereby required & directed to take upon you the Charge of Command of the said Armed Tender accordingly. And having received on board, the Stores which the Commissary has directed to send for the use of the Settlers on Norfolk Island; & the Officers, Soldiers and others named in the Margin, You are immediately to proceed to Norfolk Island; where you will land the said People, Stores Jca.; [etc] and having received on board such Persons as the Commanding officer on the Island may send with a barge a Quantity of Deals, Axes & other Articles for the use of this Settlement as you can conveniently stow you are to return to this Port without further Loss of Time. For which this shall be your Order.
Government House Sydney
This 19th of March 1791
A Phillip
To Mr. David Blackburn Hereby, appointed to command His Majesty's ArmedTender, Supply By Command of His Excellence
David Collins
Secretary
[Persons named in the Margin]
Civil
Mr. Thomas Jamison, Af [?]
Settlers
Owen Cavanagh.
James Proctor.
James Painter.
William Hambly.
Robert Watson.
William Mitchell.
Peter Tober. [?]
John Drummond.
Samuel King.
Charles Heritage.
New South Wales Corps.
William Hill Capt.
Edward Abbott Lieut.
Jno. Thos. Prentice Ens.
Jas. Brackenrig Serj. [?]
Jno. Gardner Corpl.
John Dell Drummer
John Abraham Priv.
Joseph Baylis "
Thomas Bolton "
James Capey "
Theoph. Fueterell "
John Haycock "
Will. Hook "
Edwd. Hemmings "
[Persons named in margin]
New South Wales Corps.
Thomas Lloyd. Private.
Joseph Lunn. "
James Morris. "
Robert Middleton. "
John Miller. "
Charles McCarty. "
Samuel Marsden. "
Lachlan Hope. "
Lach. Sherrard. "
Joseph White. "
Male Convicts
Moses Tucker.
Jonothan Griffiths.
William Knight.
Jeremiah Ponten.
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