This document contains a letter from Governor Hunter to John King, Under Secretary of State at the Home Office.This is a transcript of the letter.

Governor Hunter to Under Secretary King dated 1 June 1797, in Historical Records of Australia Series 1, vol. 2 (1797 - 1800), 9-14

As the colonial legal system developed in the early years of the New South Wales colony, its application to Aboriginal people was inconsistent. There were different approaches to the question of whether Aboriginal people could be tried under the law or were protected by the law.

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Governor Hunter to Under Secretary King dated 1 June 1797, in Historical Records of Australia Series 1, vol. 2 (1797 - 1800), 9-14

Frontier wars and the legal system