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From: "Marg Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [PJ] "Sydney Cove 1791-1792" John Cobley
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 20:29:32 +1100
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Many thanks Lesley, Rhonda, and especially Richard for your help. Just that
little bit of info below, confirms so much and beyond doubt that I am on the
right track differentiating between the two John Hopkins per "Atlantic" and
"Matilda". Now I also have the correct source! Many, many thanks again!!
Cheers
Marg Smith


> Not sure if anyone else replied , so here goes,
>
> Sydney Cove 1791-1792" John Cobley
>
> Hopkins John, (convict) gives evidence, page 247.
>
> Monday 9th April.
> "Heavy Storms of wind and rain"
>
> A criminal court met according to the precept of the 7th of April.
> William Pugh a lobourer, was charged with stealing from Capt George
Johnston
> a white linen shirt, valued at six shilling , twenty pounds of flour,
valued
> ten shillings, and eight Spanish dollars worth forty shillings.
>
> Capt Johnston, Robert Sidaway (a baker), John Harris (a boy of fifteen
years
> of age), Keziah Brown, Elizabeth Hawkes, and John Hopkins (a convict
baker)
> gave evidence. Pugh "Pleaded Guilty to stealing and taking the shirt, and
> the money, but pleaded not Guilty to taking the flour". "Capt Johnston,
> being asked for a character by the prisoner, said, he had always behaved
> very well , and he never found anything missing until now. He has lived
with
> him 9 or 10 months." Pugh was found Guilty of stealing the dollars and the
> shirt and sentence to recive three hundred lashes.
>
>
> Hope this is of help Richard.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marg Smith" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:30 AM
> Subject: [PJ] "Sydney Cove 1791-1792" John Cobley
>
>
> > Would anyone have a copy of the above and check whether there is any
> > reference to the following in it please:
> >
> > In 1792 John HOPKINS, convict baker, gave evidence in the trial of
> > William
> > PUGH who had been charged with stealing a shirt from Captain George
> > JOHNSON.
> > William PUGH received 300 lashes.
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Marg Smith
> >
> >
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