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Land Grant - Joseph Vertillo (23 August 1821)
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Record numberAM-174Date qualifierexactDate range23rd August 1821NotesTranscript:
By His Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesty's
Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies Vea Vea Vea
Whereas full Power and Authority for Granting Lands in the Territory of New South Wales are Vested in his Majesty's
Captain General and Governor in Chief (or in his absence the Lieutenant Governor for the time being); in and over the said Territory
and its Dependencies, by his Majesty's Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual, bearing Date respectively the Twenty Fifth
Day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, and the twentieth Day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
In Pursuance of the Power and authority vested in me as aforesaid, I Do by These Presents Give
and Grant unto Joseph Vertillo His Heirs and assigns to Have and to Hold for Ever, Eighty Acres of Land, lying
and situate in the District of Bringelly, Bounded on the West by Scott's farm bearing South forty Chains; on the
South by James Smith's farm bearing East twenty Chains; on the East by a North line of forty Chains; and on
the North by a West line of twenty Chains: To be Had and held by Him the said Joseph Vertillo his Heirs and
assigns free from all Taxes, Quit Rents, and other acknowledgement for the space of Five Years, from the Date hereof
(Provided always, and it is hereby expressly to be understood, that the said Joseph Vertillo the Grantee in these
Presents named, shall in no wise either directly or indirectly sell, alienate, or transfer any Part or Parcel of the
Land hereby Granted, within the said Term of five Years; And also, Provided always that the said Joseph Vertillo
Shall Clear and Cultivate, or cause to be cleared and cultivated within the said term of Five Years, the Quantity
of Eighteen Acres of the said Land hereby Granted; otherwise the whole of the said Land Shall revert to the Crown,
and the Grant hereby made thereof shall be held and deemed null and void), and saving and reserving to Govern-
ment the right of making a Public Road through such part of the said Land as may at any time be required; such
timber as may be growing, or that may grow hereafter, upon the said Lands, which may be deemed fit for Naval
Purposes, to be reserved for the use of the Crown, and paying an annual Quit Rent of one shilling after the
Term or Time of Five Years before mentioned.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand, and the Seal of the Territory, at Sydney, in New South
Wales, this Fifth Day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty one.
Signed and Sealed in our Presence L. Macquarie (signature)
H C Antill (signature)
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By His Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesty's
Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies Vea Vea Vea
Whereas full Power and Authority for Granting Lands in the Territory of New South Wales are Vested in his Majesty's
Captain General and Governor in Chief (or in his absence the Lieutenant Governor for the time being); in and over the said Territory
and its Dependencies, by his Majesty's Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual, bearing Date respectively the Twenty Fifth
Day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, and the twentieth Day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
In Pursuance of the Power and authority vested in me as aforesaid, I Do by These Presents Give
and Grant unto Joseph Vertillo His Heirs and assigns to Have and to Hold for Ever, Eighty Acres of Land, lying
and situate in the District of Bringelly, Bounded on the West by Scott's farm bearing South forty Chains; on the
South by James Smith's farm bearing East twenty Chains; on the East by a North line of forty Chains; and on
the North by a West line of twenty Chains: To be Had and held by Him the said Joseph Vertillo his Heirs and
assigns free from all Taxes, Quit Rents, and other acknowledgement for the space of Five Years, from the Date hereof
(Provided always, and it is hereby expressly to be understood, that the said Joseph Vertillo the Grantee in these
Presents named, shall in no wise either directly or indirectly sell, alienate, or transfer any Part or Parcel of the
Land hereby Granted, within the said Term of five Years; And also, Provided always that the said Joseph Vertillo
Shall Clear and Cultivate, or cause to be cleared and cultivated within the said term of Five Years, the Quantity
of Eighteen Acres of the said Land hereby Granted; otherwise the whole of the said Land Shall revert to the Crown,
and the Grant hereby made thereof shall be held and deemed null and void), and saving and reserving to Govern-
ment the right of making a Public Road through such part of the said Land as may at any time be required; such
timber as may be growing, or that may grow hereafter, upon the said Lands, which may be deemed fit for Naval
Purposes, to be reserved for the use of the Crown, and paying an annual Quit Rent of one shilling after the
Term or Time of Five Years before mentioned.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand, and the Seal of the Territory, at Sydney, in New South
Wales, this Fifth Day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty one.
Signed and Sealed in our Presence L. Macquarie (signature)
H C Antill (signature)
H Macquarie (signature)CreatorOther (see text field)CategoryMuseum ObjectsFormatObjectsTaxonomyArchives | Museum ArtefactsExhibitionMuseum ArtefactsArchive TypeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives
Other (see text field), Land Grant - Joseph Vertillo (23 August 1821). Western Sydney University, accessed 03/05/2026, https://collections.westernsydney.edu.au/nodes/view/43824