An important South Australian, Adelaide Colonial Ledger, c.1851 - Provenance: Discovered among the papers of Sir Thomas Brisbane 1773-1860, former Governor of NSW. The ledger has detailed Adelaide and South Australian accounts, including Norwood, Kensington 1847, Burra 1853, Saddleworth 1856,Gawler river, Fullarton, Salisbury, Prospect in 1849, Port Adelaide 1852 Onkaparinga and Hindmarsh 1852. There also includes some plot diagrams and a Land bills Register for 1851. There are also countless trading accounts including camel sales 1853, records of leases and rents recorded against many of South Australia's most prominent colonial family names. Note: for a list of names mentioned, see Lot 355 Addendum. Other Ledger pages related to: W. C. Stamps Building Society Kensington Wheat Exports form the Colony Land bills Register 2700 sheep on Yorkes Peninsular great Western Canada Statements Interest Rents. Note: the importance of this document cannot be underestimated given that the majority of entries are circa 1850 which predates 'The real property Act of 1858' in which the Government finally introduced a form of Land control by retaining a copy of the Land title thus ending an era of problematic Land transfers