Wow - great find, Paul!
Re the shipping - I just thought it a little quaint to see the old spelling of what we now call Fiji.
Seems that there were two ships with the same name
Letitia in Sydney at the end of September 1839. The one I quoted before was a schooner, from Fiji with a cargo of yams; the only passengers noted were Mr and Mrs Spinney and 3 children.
Arrived Sydney 27 September, 1839
Letitia, ship 375 tons, master Black, from London June 3 and Plymouth June 13, with merchandise. There is a list of 22 passengers: Mr.and Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. Saddler, Mr.and Mrs. Bellin, and child. Mr. Samuel Bawtrie, Mr.Thomas Rudd, Mr. John Davies, Mr. George Schultze, Mr. George Hodgkinson, Mr. Augustus Robinson, Mr. Robert Welch, surgeon, Miss Austin; Messrs. Mark, Walter, Peter and George Davidson, Mr. John Peppcrill, Mr. Henry Penson, Mr. William Walker, Mr.
Augustus Delauret.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28653758However - the actual images for the passenger list (Unassisted passengers, from NSW State Records Authority) list only 21 passengers and do not include Augustus.
This report states the names of the cabin passengers which is the same as the list above down to Robert Welch and then says "and eight in steerage" however the NSW Govt image only shows 4 in steerage - Miss Austin and three Donaldsons. Perhaps the others boarded later although the image is of entry documents signed on arrival into Port Jackson.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32165743A bit odd to my way of thinking. Seems Auguste mustn't have had much money if he was in steerage, and yet he had those friends in high places according to the letters of introduction. And I see on the letter quoted by Paul that he was introduced to Lord Beresford by a Mr Hope.
Wouldn't it be good to read about the fraud trial?
If you are interested in the cargo carried by the
Letitia the manifest is here
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32165710Judith