Lot 3907

Description

Van Diemen's Land, plain paper document (20x32cm), the paper with a rampant lion watermark, being a handwritten sworn statement of complaint made on 6 October 1837 by W.M.Dean against his assigned servant, named Hickling, sworn before Wm Franks Esquire; another identical type and sized document but with a Britannia watermark, being a handwritten statement made on 11 May 1840 by Constable John Belcher Kent of Launceston regarding the taking into custody of a Ticket of Leave man; another identical type and sized document but with a Britannia watermark, being a handwritten complaint made on 14 April 1840 by Thomas Aind against his assigned servant, with various witness signatures. All with folds and loss of paper at edges, faded ink and some foxing, otherwise very good. (3)