Convict Documents from Van Diemen's Land

Crime and Punishment, September 1849 printed court document…
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Crime and Punishment, September 1849 printed court document completed in manuscript 'Ext. Sentence of Transportation against John Cameron' confirming the sentence of seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land for theft and a previous conviction; a May 1852 printed 'Clearance Permit' completed in manuscript and issued at Launceston confirming that a Convict who had completed his sentence was permitted to leave the Colony on a ship to Melbourne; July 1854 entire letter to Hampton, the Comptroller General of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land regarding a convict, William Burgess, transported for seven years for larceny, who had inherited considerable property in England. (3 items).

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