Series:
Register of Free Pardons issued to Political Prisoners Transported from Canada.
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
31 Jul 1844
End Date:
09 Jan 1845
Creating Agency:
| Convict Department (TA60) | 01 Jan 1818 | 31 Dec 1877 |
How to Use:
Digital images of this record series are available to view online by clicking on the item link below to get to the Item Details page. Copies may be made for private research/study but any other use requires permission from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office.
Series notes:
Ninety-one rebels involved in the clash between Upper and Lower Canada in 1838-1839 were transported to Tasmania for "piratical invasion of Upper Canada" or "high treason"; other Canadians were transported for offences committed in the same disturbances. They were worked in gangs separate from the main body of prisoners, and were granted indulgences earlier than was normal.
This register, which includes some others not Canadian, gives details of name, ship, date of arrival, where and when tried, sentence, date of pardon, where and when it was sent, and signature of the (Canadian) recipient.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
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