#OnThisDay 11 December 1792 Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose became the colonial administrator of the Colony after Governor Phillip returned home to England. It was under Grose's control that the payment of wages in spirits, such as rum, became prevalent. Grose remained in charge for two years until William Paterson succeeded him.
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See entry in Colonnial Secretary's Papers under Francis Grose
NRS 13693, Miscellanous papers and documents »
These papers include oaths taken on 13 February 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip as Governor of New South Wales, a copy of the First Charter of Justice (1787), a copy of the Second Charter of Justice (1814), oaths of office of Francis Grose as Lieutenant Governor (1792), oaths of office of Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson as Lieutenant Governor (1794), and oaths of office of Captain John Hunter as Governor (1795).
