Lot #371 - A TRAVEL PASS ISSUED TO THOMAS FOX IN MARCH 1841
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Historical
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Sale Date:25 Jun 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 769
26 Jun 2022 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 770 - 1491 -
Lot #:371
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Lot Description:A TRAVEL PASS ISSUED TO THOMAS FOX IN MARCH 1841
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Notes:Fox had arrived in New South Wales in September 1839, one of 240 convicts transported on the ‘Parkfield’; he had received a sentence of 7 years at the Kent Assizes. This travel pass, issued to Fox at Blackheath, permitted him to travel; “out of irons” to Yass to obtain his ticket of leave. Fox, 24 at the time of his conviction, could read and write; Protestant, single, native of Norwich, a shoemaker, convicted for stealing a shawl at Kent Assizes 11 Mar 1839; he had previous convictions of 7 years and 2 months.
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Estimate:A$300 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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