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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  26 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  381
• Lot Description:
  1839 TRAVEL PASS for SAMUEL BONDFIELD
  10th November 1839 permission issued and signed at the Police Office, Launceston for Samuel Bamfield (an incorrect spelling), a Prisoner holding a Ticket of Leave, to travel from Launceston to George Town where he was to report to the Police Office there. His physical description is provided in manuscript on reverse: 25 years old, fresh appearance; a labourer who had arrived aboard Sir Charles Forbes (in July 1830).
• Notes:
  Bondfield was 17 when convicted in 1829. The Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette for 3 September 1829 provides the report on the Somerset Assizes and lists initial death sentences for Samuel Bondfield and his co-accused, Thomas House, convicted of burglary in the dwelling-house of John Ralph at South-Petherton. Both of them arrived in Van Diemen’s Land, with sentences for 14 Years Transportation.
• Estimate:
  A$750 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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