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[on right] HM Hulk Phoenix 9 April 1832

Memo:

Matthew Jackson ... Claudine 1829 - Life ... On Arrival was assigned to Mr J Rogers, Mulgoa, remained in this Service upwards of two Years. - was lent to Mr John Blaxland for Seven Weeks up to the time of his Committal - was tried on 25 Oct 1831 at Penrith, before Mess'rs Savage, Druitt and Wright - and received in this Estab't on 28th Oct'r 1831, since which time his conduct has been Good. --

[signed, on right] Thomas Makeig

Superintendent

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[centred and underlined] ("Colonial Conviction")

[underlined] (Offence) - Robbing his Masters [sic] house & Barn

................................. and being implicated in a series of Robberies

Sentence - Three Years [sic] transportation ............................... }

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[obscured by above page] [mag]istrates at Penrith upon the 25th October 1831 upon a charge of Stealing some wearing apparel in the dwelling House of Mr John Blaxland - and on being convicted received a sentence [underlined] (of Transportation to a Penal Settlement for Three Years) -----

That the only evidence in support of the prosecution was that of a Boy named Daniel King who stated himself to have been one of the persons who committed the robbery And Petitioner knows of no reason for his false

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