[The London Gazette: Arthur Phillip appointed Governor of NSW] [14-17 April 1787]

[Editor: The official announcement of the appointment of Arthur Phillip as Governor of New South Wales, published in The London Gazette (14-17 April 1787).]

Whitehall, April 17.

The King has been pleased to appoint James Seton, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, in the Room of Edmund Lincoln, Esq; deceased.

The King has also been pleased to appoint Arthur Phillip, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Territory of New South Wales.

Source:
The London Gazette (London, UK), number 12847, 14 to 17 April 1787 [“From Saturday April 14, to Tuesday April 17, 1787”], page 181