ESCAPE AND RE-CAPTURE - THE LIFE OF A CONVICT AT PORT ARTHUR - Mossgreen

Lot #217 - ESCAPE AND RE-CAPTURE - THE LIFE OF A CONVICT AT PORT ARTHUR

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

Australian & Colonial History
Sale Date:

28 Jun 2016
Lot #:

217
Lot Description:

ESCAPE AND RE-CAPTURE - THE LIFE OF A CONVICT AT PORT ARTHUR
July 1844 letter from the Chief Police Magistrate at Hobart regarding the convict Michael Ryan who had absconded “from the Settlement at Port Arthur with no good cause”. He was recaptured seven days later; both events being advertised in the Gazette.
Estimate:

A$200 - 300
Realised Price:

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Category:

Books & Manuscripts

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