George Druitt papers, 1795-1821

SAFE/A 724 (Safe 1/267)

fonds

1795-1821

457647

Microfilm : CY 1347, frames 1-48 (A 724, filed at Safe 1/267)

0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume)

George Druitt (1775-1842) military officer, public servant and settler, was born probably in Ireland. He arrived in New South Wales with the 48th Regiment in 1817 and in December of that year assumed the duties of civil engineer from J. M. Gill. The public works he supervised included Fort Macquarie, the government stables, St James's Church, the convict barracks and many roads and bridges. In addition he controlled the dockyard and had responsibilities connected with the artillery and the quartermaster-general's branch. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography (online edition).

Consists chiefly of copied official documents concerning appointments, instructions, orders and circulars issued by the Governor to Druitt as Engineer in Chief, Inspector of Government Public Works. Some of the letters concern the administration of prisoners, relating to rations at Hyde Park Barracks, disciplinary measures and the treatment of deceased prisoners who died in the General Hospital. Also included are a number of memos concerning lists of duties for the positions of Master of the Row Guard, Boatswains (pp. 11-13), Master Attendant and Harbour Master of Port Jackson (pp.27-31)

The pages were removed from binding in September 1982, the spine title of the volume was 'Major Druitt Papers'