mathuna wrote: > Alison Kilpatrick wrote: >> Transcribed from the 2 July 1822 edition of The Strabane Morning >> Post, by permission of The British Library: >> >> A Convict[']s Letter to his Wife. >> [...] >> > Alison - Fascinated by the convict letter you posted, can you give me a > few more details - did the convict "make good" here in Australia? Since > my son wrote "Notorious Strumpets" about female convicts transported to > Tasmania 1803-1829 I am always interested in anything to do with > convicts. Patricia Sorry ... I'm just the transcriber. You might try soc.genealogy.australia+nz. Cheers, Alison