Account of an escape by an unknown convict, ca. 1840, together with a letter to Lord Denman, 18 Augu...
Account of an escape by an unknown convict, ca. 1840, together with a letter to Lord Denman, 18 Augu...
Account of an escape by an unknown convict, ca. 1840, together with a letter to Lord Denman, 18 August 1844
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1840, 1844
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5536
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Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2663, frames 1-21 (MLMSS 5536)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2011/D13565/a1645.pdf
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Scope and Contents
Contents
An unsigned and undated account in the form of petition addressed to "My Lord", probably Thomas, Lord Denman. The account is written by an unnamed convict and describes how he and another convict named Mahony stowed away on a ship sailing from Sydney and lived among cannibals on an island (possibly Fiji) where Mahony was eaten. Having travelled on...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Account of an escape by an unknown convict, ca. 1840, together with a letter to Lord Denman, 18 August 1844
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Watermark 1832.
Dated from internal evidence, the associated letter and by the fact that Lord Denman was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England in 1832 and presided over the Queen's Bench until 1850.
Microfilm copy made (CY 2663), Feb. 1993.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823735
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Maggs Bros. London, 1991
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5536
Record Identifier
nZNv8Zen
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNv8Zen
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Reference code
422971
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