Certificate naming Elizabeth Watson and and signed by Lord President of the Council, Granville, awarding the Schoolmistresses Certificate of the First Division, Third Degree of Merit. The certificate has been annotated with subsequent five years inspection reports. Sealed and stamped on rear "This certificate is raised, pursuant to the Minute of 20th August 1853 Section XI, to the 1st Division of the 2nd Degree of Merit. 11 April 1861 By Order of the Committee of Council on Education [signed Ralph Lingen]".

Appointment as lieutenant of infantry in the service of the East India Company on the Bengal establishment. Signed by Dalhousie.

Commission as lieutenant in the Queen's Army in the East Indies only.
Signed by General, Commander-in Chief, East Indies, and by the Military Secretary, East Indies. Seal attached.

Typescript of extracts taken from original journal.
Extracts from a journal by Charles Archer, recounting the discovery of the Fitzroy River. Subtitled: 'Memoranda taken on a journey to the Dawson and some of its tributaries, April 1853.'

Conditional pardon granted to John Welding, signed by E.J. Hamilton, Comptroller General and W.T. Denison, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land.

Includes covering letter to the Colonial Secretary requesting permission to perform the play.

Diary of sea voyages in the' Warrior' from Plymouth to Lisbon, 1853 Aug 5 - Dec. 12; and the 'Africa' from Mersey River to Australia, 1854 Apr - July 5, stopping short of arrival in Australia.
4 notebooks bound into one volume, some blank pages cut out.
Handwritten.

Address given Feb 11th 1854 describing his experiences in the wreck of the ship Meridian on her voyage from England, and subsequent rescue.

Journal of immigrant's voyage from Nottingham to Rockhampton in the Ghenghis Khan.