[VAN DIEMEN’S LAND] Certificate of Freedom for Richard Edwards, Signed by the Acting Comptroller General for Convicts, March, 1856

Lot #495 - [VAN DIEMEN’S LAND] Certificate of Freedom for Richard Edwards, Signed by the Acting Comptroller General for Convicts, March, 1856

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

Australian History
Sale Date:

11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
Lot #:

495
Lot Description:

[VAN DIEMEN’S LAND] Certificate of Freedom for Richard Edwards, Signed by the Acting Comptroller General for Convicts, March, 1856
Richard Edwards had been tried in March 1845 at Warwick Assizes and sentenced to ten years. He departed for VDL with 298 other male convicts on the “Equestrian 2”, on the 30th June, 1845, arriving on 15th October, 1845 but by 1851 The Cornwall Chronicle of Launceston reported that Edwards was being recommended for a conditional pardon.
Estimate:

A$300 - 500
Realised Price:

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Category:

Books & Manuscripts

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