On 14/02/2012 22:29, Megan Hitchens wrote: > > I am new to this group, and a little nervous, but hopefully I get this > right. > > I am wondering if anyone has entered NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers as > a source in Legacy. I have found a number of supporting documents in > this collection but am unsure how to enter it in Source Writer as there > doesn't seem to be a category that fits. > > The Colonial Secretary's Papers contains records for the Colony of New > South Wales, Australia from 1784-1821, and a mixed bag it is. There are > convict lists, assignment of convicts, victualling, land grants, > memoranda, copies of all official correspondence within the colony, > between NSW and other colonies and between NSW and other governments, > and more besides. This makes it hard to find a category to put the > Papers into when making a Master Source. > > So, do I have to break it down into component parts, or is there a way > to refer to the whole collection as a Master Source? Has anyone had any > experience with this, and, if so, how did you approach it?
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