Hello All A permission to marry record for Charles Doherty (free) and Sarah Cottle (Baretto Junior) is currently listed on ebay - see http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Van-Diemans-Land-Convict-Dept-Document-1854_W0QQitemZ 6610110436QQcategoryZ126QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It is worth checking out to see what one of these records looked like, even if you are not a descendant. Thanks to Sandra for letting us know. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com