Charles Robins was a settler and storekeeper in Maitland in the 1830's. He was innkeeper at the Settlers Arms in High Street, West Maitland before the license was transferred to William Court in February 1843. William Court had previously held the license for the Black Cock Inn at Cockfighters Creek.  Charles Robins took over the Paterson Hotel in 1847. A son was born to him at the Paterson Hotel in November 1848

William Winter who had previously been at the Red Cow Inn took over the 'Settler's Arms from William Court in January 1844. He moved to the Cross Keys Inn and a license was granted for that Inn in 1846

In November 1844 the Settlers Arms was advertised for auction:

'All that one acre of land more or less being part of the grant of Mary Hunt, situated at Maitland; bounded on the north east by the government or main road, on the south and west by land formerly of the said Mary Hunt, and on the south east by land of the late Thomas Coulson; to commence from the boundary or side line of the said Thomas Coulson's land, with a frontage to the main road of four rods and thence forty rods in depth; together with the MESSUAGE or INN, known by the name of the SETTLERS' ARMS, and other buildings thereon erected. The above premises to be sold subject to a mortgage to Mr. Manning of 300'

 Lewis Cohen, President of the Jewish Burial Ground Society, was granted a license for the Settlers Arms in April 1845

In 1846 he was involved in an altercation with his cook, William Woodwall who, upon being told to go to bed objected, expostulating that he was 'not a common fellow'. In the skirmish that followed, Woodwall bit the finger of Lewis Cohen and Cohen then seized him by the collar and kicked and knocked him down. Woodwall objected to this treatment and took Cohen to Court The case was dismissed when  the Magistrate concluded that Woodwall  had been the cause of the fracas. Cohen's staff troubles persisted. In November 1846 he was compelled to charge Benjamin Small under the Masters & Servants Act after Small failed to fulfill a specified contract to make 31 looking glass frames for 2/- each ( presumably for the Inn) and in January 1847 a robbery took place at the Inn. Staff were suspected as the entry to bar where the robbery took place was from the interior of the house. A search of the strictest standards was undertaken however nothing more could be found of the money that had been stolen. Perhaps his staff were also to blame when he was fined later in 1847 for allowing his lamp at the Inn to be extinguished.

In 1847, Lewis Cohen announced that he was 'forced by circumstances to relinquish public housekeeping and turn merchant'  and offered clothing and other articles for sale. He transferred license for the Settlers Arms to Charles Whittaker who had previously been refused a license for the Golden Fleece Inn.