Lot #387 - GET OUT OF MY LIFE!: June 1856 mss letter to the Comptroller General's Office from the obviously disgruntled husband of a female convict.
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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 #:387
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Lot Description:GET OUT OF MY LIFE!: June 1856 mss letter to the Comptroller General's Office from the obviously disgruntled husband of a female convict.
In acknowledging "her own present deplorable situation, mainly attributable to herself..." he nevertheless writes that he has "no objection to assist her and allow her say £15 a year out of my earnings so that she does not come to this County." To make it perfectly clear he adds "If she should trouble me in this County I will certainly go w[h]ere she will not meet with me." -
Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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