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Catherine McINTOSH Had A Drinking Problem: The single page…
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Melbourne
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15-Jul-2018
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Catherine McINTOSH Had A Drinking Problem: The single page manuscript record of transported convict, Catherine McIntosh, who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in September 1842 aboard 'Royal Admiral', transported for 10 Years following her conviction at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for Theft. In the years after her arrival, the document records episodes of 'absconding', 'period of transportation extended three months', 'drunk', 'solitary confinement', 'drunk and out after hours', 'drunk and fined', 'drunk and hard labour'. Despite all this, she was married in 1844 and granted a Conditional Pardon in August 1848.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents