Theophile Robert conditional pardon, 17 June 1839
Theophile Robert conditional pardon, 17 June 1839
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Date
17 June 1839
Call Numbers
DLMS 257
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Physical Description
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1 volume of textual material - 20 cm.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Conditional pardon of the Province of Lower Canada, signed by the Governor General, Sir John Colbone, commuting Robert's death sentence to transportation for life to New South Wales
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Theophile Robert conditional pardon, 17 June 1839
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Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
Theophile Robert, French Canadian farmer of Montreal, was sentenced to hang for treason by inciting and taking part in a rebellion in November 1838, and for murder during the rebellion. This sentence was commuted to transportation to New South Wales for life. He arrived in New South Wales in H.M.S. Buffalo in October 1839. He was granted a free par...
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Call Numbers
DLMS 257
Record Identifier
nV2qN3Qn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qN3Qn
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944373
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