Series:
Disposal of Convicts in Hard Labour Gangs
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
09 Jul 1833
End Date:
31 Dec 1833
Creating Agency:
| Convict Department (TA60) | 01 Jan 1818 | 31 Dec 1877 |
Related Series:
| CSO1 General Correspondence. | 01 Jan 1824 | 31 Dec 1836 |
How to Use:
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Series notes:
Recovered as estrays. Memoranda from Josiah Spode, Principal Superintendent of Convicts, ordering the assignment of convicts to Hard Labour Gangs, predominantly to the Richmond Chain Gang, Hulk Chain Gang and to a couple of chain gangs on the Tasman Peninsula.
These records contain brief information about each convict, including their name, police number, ship, length of sentence and which hard labour gang they were sent to.
Spode had received these orders from Lieutenant Governor George Arthur, hence the various Colonial Secretary's Correspondence file numbers that can be seen on the items (series CSO1).
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
System of Arrangement:
Chronological.
Items: