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[top of left margin] 32/2719 - 5 April 1832

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Master Attendants [sic] Office
Sydney 3'd April 1832.

Sir,

The Troops and Prisoners
having been disembarked from the Government
Colonial Schooner "Isabella," She has now
Commenced discharging the Lime Stone brought
from Norfolk Island which with Some
trifling Repairs, Payment of the men, &c. will
take up the whole of this week, when
She will be in readiness to proceed again
to Sea.

As the Deputy Commissary
General informs me he has a Considerable
quantity of Slops, Stores, &c. ready to be
forwarded to Moreton Bay, I beg to
Suggest that this Vessel be employed
on that Service, at the Same time taking
this opportunity of conveying the Invalid
Prisoners (about Forty in Number) under
orders for Port Macquarie

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most Obedient Servant

[signed] Jno Nicholson

Master Attendant

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The Hon'ble

The Colonial Secretary

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[in pencil]

Isabella for

Port Macquarie

& Moreton Bay

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