John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales)

John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales)

John Palmer 1760-1833 was the Commissary of New South Wales, responsible for the colony's supplies. He arrived with the First Fleet in 1788, and was opposed to those who plotted against William Bligh.

[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020276b.htm Biography of John Palmer, Commissary]


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