Letter from Charles O'Hara Booth to Matthew Forster, 15 September 1843
Letter from Charles O'Hara Booth to Matthew Forster, 15 September 1843
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15 September 1843
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DLADD 72
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1 folder - 0.02 Meters
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In this letter Booth reports that four convicts have escaped from Port Arthur in a homemade canoe.
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Letter from Charles O'Hara Booth to Matthew Forster, 15 September 1843
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Bequest of Sir William Dixson, 1952
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Charles O'Hara Booth was commandant of the penal settlement at Port Arthur from 1833 to 1844. Matthew Forster was Chief Police Magistrate in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) from 1831 to 1843.
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DLADD 72
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nGm4rZyY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4rZyY
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448981
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