APPOINTMENT, ARCHIBALD PAULL BURT TO QUARTER SESSIONS CHAIRMAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Kennedy, Arthur Edward

1861

Overview

Handwritten warrant by the Governor of Western Australia, Arthur Edward Kennedy, appointing Archibald Paull Burt as Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions in the colony of Western Australia. Dated 31 January 1861.
Presented on a single sheet of white paper, folded vertically into a book form. The warrant text appears on the front and inside left hand pages. At the bottom left of the second page a very faded official red seal (wafer seal -made of paper with embossed design) is affixed.

Historical information

Arthur Edward Kennedy, Governor, Western Australia 1855-1862 - author

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-46-1976.41

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

215 mm

Height or length

335 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Public seal of the colony of Western Australia

Contextual Information

This document is the warrant from the Governor of Western Australia for Archibald Paull Burt to assume the role of Chairman of Quarter Sessions. This appointment was one of two promotions (the other was Civil Commissioner) offered at the same time to Burt who was born and up until then had been practicing in the West Indies. Burt went on to become a key figure in the development of law in the English tradition in Western Australia.

Keywords

Kennedy, Arthur Edward

Burt, Archibald Paull

Quarter Sessions

Place made

Australia

Year

1861

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