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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  375
• Lot Description:
  Looking for SARAH DIPROSE: 6 October 1852 mss letter from Thomas Diprose in London to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land asking about his wife
  "as to whether she is alive, where and how situated, and such other information.....". Sarah had been tried at the Central Criminal Court in 1844, found guilty of larceny (from a home where she was employed) and sentenced to be Transported for 10 years to Van Diemen's Land. She had arrived aboard "Troy" in July 1845, along with 170 other female prisoners. Her husband, writing some 7 years later may have been surprised to receive the information noted (in another hand) on the back of his letter: "14 Feb 53. Sarah Deprose per Tory was married to John Prest[on?] on the 10th March 1850. Her husband being free it is not known where the woman resides. 29/5/53." The note is signed H.Ross [Hugh Ross, Crown Solicitor]. The record also shows that not only was this evidence of Sarah's 2nd marriage, but she had also been previously convicted and sentenced to Transportation for 7 years.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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