• Title
  Letter from William Smith O'Brien to Sir William Denison, 4 October 1852
• Creator
  William Denison, Sir, 1804-1871
• Call number
  DLADD 289
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  4 October 1852
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  448900
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 folder - 0.02 Meters
  Textual Records - (manuscript)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  In 1848 William Smith Smith O'Brien, a member of the Young Ireland Movement, was convicted of treason and sentenced to transportation. He arrived in Hobart in 1849. At first he refused to give his parole but after an unsuccessful attempt to escape on an American whaler he changed his mind and was granted a ticket-of-leave. In 1854 he received a pardon and sailed for Europe.
• Scope and Content
  In this letter O'Brien informs Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Denison that he is renewing his parole for another six months (1p.).
  Enclosed with the letter is a Police Description of O'Brien.
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823738
• Subject
  Convicts--Tasmania.
  Convicts--Tasmania--Correspondence.
  Escapes--Tasmania.
  Dixson Library (N.S.W.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes - State Library of New South Wales (6 November, 2006 - 9 February, 2007)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3317087

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