This document is filed at the Archives Office of Tasmania, but as of August 2000 had not been microfilmed. A summary of the contents of the document are contained in the private communication shown below. (Note: I take no credit for researching or receiving this private communication.  The two documents that follow - the adverts in the Hobart Town Gazette - were obtained on my behalf by a private researcher, but this particular communication was received independently and forwarded to me by another Poultney descendant.) The three documents appear to form part of a legal process in relation to a land claim or allocation of land. Private communication follows:

"I found and reviewed the original grant document for this property at the archives (Ref SC 285 / 367). It has not yet been microfilmed. The forms were completed on David Poultney's behalf by his attorney, Thomas Young and dated 25 November 1846. Skipping all the measurements etc …, the important facts are as follows;

o The description shows it to be the Augusta Terrace block
o The property was originally two separate blocks. David purchased block number one on 20 May 1846. He purchase block number two on 22 July 1846. The blocks, which adjoined each other, had each been located to different individuals but neither had been officially granted. Individuals applied for a grant and were given a location order detailing the location and dimensions of the property. They were bound to make improvements such as fencing, buildings, etc … before the grant was officially completed. Often this occurred some years after the location order or often not at all until much later when the property had changed hands several times. I know of grants being made in Hobart as late as the 1930s where property owners owned the building but had not owned the land on which it stood.
o In applying for the grant to be made to David Poultney the attorney asked that they be described in the grant as one block due to the fact that they were adjoining and from that point on it became one block. I have a book on West Hobart with a map that partially shows the block, as it lists the original grants made in the street in the order they fall in the street. Given that it shows all the named neighbouring blocks in order and the name David can be seen on the block it is quite obvious that it is the block in question. I will get a copy of the original grant map when I have time.
o As mentioned above the two blocks, as they originally had been, were owned by different owners. The chain of ownership of each is listed below;

§ Block One - Located to Michael Obrian (sic)
§ Sold by Obrian (sic) to James Clare on 5 July 1834
§ Sold by Clare to Alexander Main on 5 March 1839
§ Sold by Main to Andrew Phegan on 9 Aug 1845
§ Sold by Phegan to David Poultney on 20 May 1846
§ Block Two - Located to James Liddy on 6 Oct 1832
§ Sold by Liddy to J Bodry for 26 pounds in April 1833
§ Sold by John Bodry to Henry Melville for 26 pounds on 6 Nov 1833
§ Sold on behalf of the insolvent Henry Melville to David Poultney on 22 July 1846."

"COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE                                   22nd December, 1846
Notice is hereby given, that the following Claims for Grants of Land will be ready for examination, by the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, upon or immediately after the 22^nd day of February next, on or before which day any caveat or counter claim must be entered.
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DAVID POULTNEY. City of Hobart Town.
0A. 3R. 19P
(Part Originally M. O'Brian, remainder to J. Liddy, and respectively conveyed to J. Clair, A. Main, A. Phegan, J. Bodry, H. Melville, and applicant separately.)
            Bounded on the north east by 3 chains 93 links or thereabouts, south-easterly along an allotment occupied by or belonging to Lewis Riley commencing at the west angle thereof on Augustus-terrace and extending to Prince's buildings, on the south east by 2 chains 62 links or thereabouts south-westerly along Prince's-buildings to the east angle of an allotment occupied by or belonging to Robert Mulhall, on the south west by 4 chains 2 1/2 links or thereabouts north-westerly along that allotment to Augustus-terrace aforesaid, on the north west by 43 links north-easterly along Augustus-terrace to the west angle of an allotment occupied or belonging to Joseph Ward, again on the north east by 2 chains south-easterly along that allotment, again on the north west by 85 1/2 links north-easterly also along the same allotment, again on the south west by 1 chain 98 links north-westerly also along the same allotment to Augustus-terrace aforesaid, and thence again on the north west by 1 chain 30 1/2 links north-easterly along Augustus-terrace to the point of commencement."

"COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE                                20th June, 1848
Notice is hereby given, that the following claims to Grants of Land will be ready for examination, by the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, upon or immediately after the 20^th day of August next, on or before which day any caveat or counter claim must be entered.
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DAVID POULTNEY. City of Hobart Town.
0A. 3R. 19P
(Part Originally M. O'Brian, remainder to J. Liddy, and respectively conveyed to J. Clair, A. Main, A. Phegan, J. Bodry, H. Melville, and applicant separately.)
            Bounded on the north east by 3 chains 93 links or thereabouts, south-easterly along an allotment occupied by or belonging to Lewis Riley commencing at the west angle thereof on Augustus-terrace and extending to Prince's buildings, on the south east by 2 chains 62 links or thereabouts south-westerly along Prince's-buildings to the east angle of an allotment occupied by or belonging to Robert Mulhall, on the south west by 4 chains 2 1/2 links or thereabouts north-westerly along that allotment to Augustus-terrace aforesaid, on the north west by 43 links north-easterly along Augustus-terrace to the west angle of an allotment occupied or belonging to Joseph Ward, again on the north east by 2 chains south-easterly along that allotment, again on the north west by 85 1/2 links north-easterly also along the same allotment, again on the south west by 1 chain 98 links north-westerly also along the same allotment to Augustus-terrace aforesaid, and thence again on the north west by 1 chain 30 1/2 links north-easterly along Augustus-terrace to the point of commencement.
ADAM TURNBULL, Chairman."