By His Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esquire, Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesty’s Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies &c. &c. &c.

Whereas full Power and Authority for Granting Lands in the Territory of New South Wales is vested in His Majest’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 Royal Sign Manual, bearing Date respectively the Twenty-fifth Day of April, One Thousand and 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 Gregory Blaxland, Esquire, His Heirs and Assigns, to have and to hold forever Five Hundred Acres of Land lying and situate in the District of Cooke, bounded on the North side by Coppery Creek ~ on the East side by a South line of twenty four chains commencing at the South West corner of Ward’s Farm ~ on the South side by a West line of One Hundred and thirty four chains to the Nepean River. And on the West side by that River to be Known by the name of Cubbady *** to be had and held by him the said Gregory Blaxland Esq. his Heirs and Assignees free from all Taxes, Quit Rents and other Acknowledgements for the space of Five years from the Date hereof; Provided always, and it is hereby expressly to be understood that the said Gregory Blaxland Esq. 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 Gregory Blaxland Esq. shall clear and cultivate or cause to be cleared and cultivated within the said Term of Five years, the quantity of Fifty 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 Government 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 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 Ten shillings 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 Twenty fifth Day of August, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twelve.

L. Macquarie (signature)

Signed and Sealed in Our Presence

James Meehan

H.C. Antill

In the left margin of this page is the following text:

Registered in the Secretary’s Office

John Campbell Secretary

I hereby certify that the within mentioned quit rents have been redeemed in conformity with the Government Regulation of 9th October 1846. As witness my hand this 7th day of October A.D. 1847 C.D. Riddell Colonial Treasurer

Also on the back near the seal are the words ‘Gregory Blaxland Esq. Grant 500 Acres’