• Title
  Philip Schaffer - Land grant, 22 February 1792
• Creator
  Philip Schaffer, d. 1828?
• Call number
  Safe 1/86
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  22 Feb. 1792
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  455736
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 1091, frames 1-11 (Safe 1/86)
  
• Physical Description
  0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Philip Schaffer was born in Hesse, Germany. He came to Australia in 1790 where he took up 140 acres at Rydalmere, near Parramatta, which he named The Vineyard. The grant was formalised on 22 February 1792, together with grants to James Ruse and Edward Varndell.
• Scope and Content
  Deed of grant of 140 acres of land near Parramatta 'to be known by the name of The Vineyard'. Signed by Governor Arthur Phillip, with signatures of witnesses George Johnston, John Palmer and John White, and signature of David Collins, Secretary. 'No. 2' on verso, the second land grant in Australia. The grant is accompanied by a typed statement by W.M. Butler giving a brief history of land transfers up to 1927 when Subiaco Convent occupied part of the land.
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 966956
• 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.
  
• Subject
  Land grants--New South Wales.
  Land titles--Registration and transfer--New South Wales--Parramatta.
  
• Place
  Parramatta (N.S.W.)
  Vineyard (Rydalmere, N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1141562

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