Papers [manuscript]. 1841-1842.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1841-1842.

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A diary kept by a convict on Norfolk Island between Nov. 1, 1841 and Apr. 25, 1842. Describes events leading to his conviction, his imprisonment at Portsmouth on the prison hulk 'York', his shipment from England to Norfolk Island and his life there. There are loose pages at the back of the diary with entries dated from May 14, 1842 to Jan. 21, 1844. The names George Cunningham and John Fell appear on the back end-paper. Included among the loose papers are two poems, one signed by C. Moore. Also includes a transcript by Professor Bryan Gandevia and details of transportation on convict list of ship 'Mangles'

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Ward, John (Convict)

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John Ward was convicted of theft in England, imprisoned at Portsmouth on the hulk 'York' and transported on the 'Mangles' to Norfolk Island. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1841-1842. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225742793 ...

Cunningham, George Philbert, 1937-

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George Cunningham was a Fergus County, Montana, homesteader. From the description of George Cunningham patent, 1917. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 77145223 ...

York (Prison hulk)

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Gandevia, Bryan, 1925-

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Fell, John.

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Mangles (Ship)

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Moore, Cameron

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