Lot #352 - A NEW SOUTH WALES TICKET-OF-LEAVE
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Colonial
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Sale Date:15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:352
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Lot Description:A NEW SOUTH WALES TICKET-OF-LEAVE
William PETTS, who had been found guilty of housebreaking and was sentenced to seven years transportation, arrived in New South Wales in August 1838 aboard "Lord Lyndoch" is granted a Ticket-of-Leave in December 1842. He is permitted "to employ himself in any lawful occupation within the District of Camden" and that is "Altered for Yass" a few weeks later. Petts was only 25 at the time he arrived in the colony, living until 1886 and the age of 71. He married twice and had 5 children. -
Estimate:A$500 - 750
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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