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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  394
• Lot Description:
  LIVING IN A STATE OF ADULTERY:
  19 June 1856 mss letter to the Comptroller General, Hobart Town from a very unhappy, abandoned husband. "I have to call your attention to the conduct of a Ticket of Leave holder named Mary PARTING (by the TORY) who has been living in a state of adultery for the last twelve months with a man named John AGAR a Stone Mason in Melville Street near to my house.......she has insinuated herself into an acquaintance with my wife whom she has not only induced to rob me but has persuaded her to leave me taking near all my property with her....After some trouble I induced my wife to return home with me when she confessed that Parting had got £15 from her and had been the instigator of her deserting me.....I therefore hope you will cause her to be removed from Hobart Town....." Further details in the hand of John Symonds, Chief Constable and others include the observation that Mrs Hooper was induced to "take everything she could dispose of to obtain drink" and that "Parting not to be allowed to reside in Hobart Town." Fascinating social history.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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