Hi Wayne Thank you. It was also mentioned in one of the papers yesterday or Sunday and I noted they had Joseph arriving in the wrong year. When Joseph was in Newcastle Gov. Macquarie stated that he was "to be strictly watched at Newcastle as he was notorious for forgeries" He received an Absolute Pardon in 1821 and left the colony in 1822 with his daughters. The Monitor, dated 16 April 1828 - and I think it may be the same person FORGED NOTES.-Last week the constables of Birmingham proceeded to the house of an engraver, named Lycett, in Bath-row, in that town, to search for forged notes, and in one of the upstairs rooms found newly-prepared £1. plate, of the Stourbridge and Bramsgrove Bank, with a facsimile of the signature, entry, number, and date. Lycett, alarmed at the consequences, cut his throat; but he was removed, to the hosptital, and it is expected he will recover. His daughter, who was found with him in the house, is also in custody. Slow learner :) but great artist Regards Lesley http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 18/10/2011 4:03 PM, flora.1 wrote: >> THE State Library of NSW has won its campaign to bring a unique album of 35 convict era watercolours ''home'' to Australia after paying $1.75 million at an auction in Canada in the early hours of yesterday.< > > Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/library-pays-175m-for-historical-album-20111017-1lt8e.html#ixzz1b6fdAy61 > > http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/library-pays-175m-for-historical-album-20111017-1lt8e.html