Australian & Historical (#513) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices RealizedPDF Catalogue View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low) Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 21-30 of 49. Previous|12345|Next Lot #353 A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING?. A manuscript letter dated 19th Nov.1846 to Mr. Thomas, Under Sheriff of Calcutta, explaining that "I beg to return this letter to Captain Charlesworth which he refuses to receive as contrary to the Engagement entered into with Government which was to convey the Convicts alluded to Sydney and not to Van Diemen's Land.." View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$120StatusSold Lot #354 CONVICTS & TRANSPORTATION: Acts of Parliament & Reports: 1812 - 1861 (7 items; approx. 500pp) View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot #355 JOHN HENRY CAPPER: Two Reports of John Henry Capper, Esq. Superintendent of Ships and Vessels Employed for the Confinement of Offenders Under Sentence of Transportation: dated 16th July 1825.[London, House of Commons. 1826.] 11pp. Folio. British Parliamentary Paper. HC36. Contains lists of convict hulks at Portsmouth, Gosport, Sheerness, Chatham, Woolwich & Deptford with numbers of convicts. Summaries of work performed, health etc. View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$60StatusSold Lot #356 POLICE OFFICE HOBART. Single page manuscript letter dated 8th April 1835 from the Police Office in Hobart to the Chief Police Magistrate in Hobart Town, framed and mounted, 32 x 19cm visual, 47 x 33cm overall View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$320StatusSold Lot #357 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "28. Alexander Woods, per London. Taken at Port Arthur 1874". Alexander Wood was one of 250 convicts transported onboard the "London", arriving in Van Diemen's Land on 9th July 1844. He had been convicted and court martialled at St. Johns, Newfoundland, and sentenced to 14 years transportation. The prison photograph was taken 30 years after his arrival. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #358 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "36. Henry Williams per Gov'r Phillip. Taken at Port Arthur 1874". Henry Williams (transported as William Williams), was convicted of Housebreaking at the Supreme Court in Hobart Town and sentenced to 5 years in gaol. He had arrived in Van Dieman's Land aboard the "Governor Phillips". The prison record shows he was discharged in February 1876. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #359 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "97. Robert West per "Gilmore". Taken at Port Arthur 1874". Robert West was convicted at Kent and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He had arrived in Van Diemen's Land aboard the "Gilmore" in March 1832, 42 years before this photograph was taken. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #360 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "108. Thomas Wilson alias Murphy. per "Dd Clark". Taken at Port Arthur 1874." Thomas WILSON was convicted at Carnarvonshire on 1 Aug 1840 for breaking into a dwelling and stealing. Gaol Report: "vicious, desperate disposition, conduct disorderly & bad connections". 15 year transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land per the ship "David Clarke" on it's only voyage carrying convicts, arriving 4 Oct 1841. He was still in gaol View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #361 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "134. Thomas Wood or Key, native". Taken at Port Arthur 1874." Thomas Wood (transported as Thomas Key on the Lady Nugent) was sentenced to six years for housebreaking and larceny, at the Supreme Court, Hobart. Claiming to be native born, in fact he was originally found guilty at Nottingham Quarter Sessions in 1836 and transported for 7 years. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #362 TASMANIAN CONVICT PHOTOGRAPH: A carte-de-visite, annotated verso: "259. George Wilson, Ld Lyndock 3. Taken at Port Arthur 1874." George Wilson arrived in New South Wales on the 8th August 1838 aboard the Lord Lyndoch. He had been transported for life at the Glasgow Court of Justiciary. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$850StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next
