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Commission as Vice Admiral, 12 May 1809
Manuscript
Purchased from Viscountess Strathallan, 1914
ML A 799
This commission appointed Macquarie the King’s Vice Admiral Commissary and Deputy in the office of Vice Admiralty in New South Wales. It specifically gave him power and authority over the maritime parts of the colony, including the adjacent seas, coasts, rivers and creeks.