Catalogue description Colonial Office and Predecessors: General Entry Books, Series I

This series contains entry books of correspondence regarding the colonies but not usually directed to the governors. Entries include instructions, petitions, grants and letters (many of a private and unofficial nature). Early volumes contain both incoming and outgoing correspondence but later volumes only outgoing. Includes Board of Trade records for the earlier period.

Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.