• Title
  Edward Varndell - Land Grant, 22 Feb. 1792, and associated transfer document, 24 Jan. 1830
• Creator
  Edward Varndell
• Call number
  Safe 1/4c
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  22 Feb. 1792, 24 Jan. 1830
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  446878
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Edward Varndell (c.1758-) arrived in New South Wales in 1788 on the First Fleet, sentenced to seven years transportation for horse theft.
  The grant was formalised on 22 February 1792, together with grants to James Ruse and Philip Schaffer
• Scope and Content
  1. Deed of Grant of 30 acres of land 'to be known as Varndell's Farm laying at the Ponds' to Edward Varndell dated 22 February 1792. Signed by Governor Arthur Phillip with pendant wax impression of the Great Seal of New South Wales attached. Witnessed by George Johnston, John Palmer and John White. Also signed by David Collins. A partially indecipherable note on the reverse lists subsequent transfers of this land.
  2. Transfer of Varndell's Farm from W. Bennett to J. Rodgers, 24 January 1830.
• General note
  
  Photocopy at MLDOC 2117
  
  Other negative copies at MAV/FM1/1074-1078
  
  Microfilm avaiilable at CY 3237, frames 17 - 26, Mar. 1995
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823551
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Collins, David, 1756-1810
  Johnston, George, 1764-1823
  Palmer, John, 1760-1833
  Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814
  White, John, 1757 or 8-1832.
  
• Name
  New South Wales. Great Seal
  
• Subject
  Land grants--New South Wales.
  Seals (Numismatics).
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Eat your History : A shared table - Museum of Sydney (28 September, 2013 - 9 March, 2014)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3323546

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