Series:
Miscellaneous Convict Documents.
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
15 Oct 1830
End Date:
31 Dec 1874
Creating Agency:
| Convict Department (TA60) | 01 Jan 1818 | 31 Dec 1877 |
Related Series:
| CON70 Convicts' Personal Conduct Sheets. | 01 Jan 1810 | 31 Dec 1869 |
| CON71 British and Other Documents Accompanying Convicts. | 01 Jan 1838 | 31 Dec 1852 |
How to Use:
Digital images of items in consignment 2 and 3 of this record series are available to view online by clicking on the item links below to get to the Item Details pages. Copies may be made for private research/study but any other use requires permission from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office
Series notes:
This is a collection of various disassociated papers, all having some connection with the convict system. They include transportation orders (see also CON71), returns of prisoners, petitions for remission of sentence, a blank pass form, a printed form petitioning to be allowed to marry, various correspondence relating to convicts, and minor correspondence between the superintendents of different stations concerning prisoners, absconders, etc.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
Items: