Letter from Lord Sydney to Treasury, suggesting Botany Bay as destination for transportation of convicts, 18 August 1786 1

Date: 18 August 1786 Reference: CO 201/2 f9 3 of 14 Creator: Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies Catalogue context: Port Jackson. Categories: Crime and punishment; Overseas Subjects: Transportation; Convict ships; Australia and Pacific; International Topics: Business, finance and innovation; Crime, courts and justice; International trade and affairs Period: Empire And Industry Places: Australia Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf