942526
- TitleCopy of warrant for the transportation of George Brydges Bellasis and Charles William Byne from Bombay to New South Wales, 23 July 1801
- Call numberDLMSQ 651
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
23 July 1801 - Type of material
- Reference code942526
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material - 37 cm.
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
George Bellasis, a lieutenant in the East India Company's artillery, was sentenced to fourteen years transportation for killing his opponent in a duel. He arrived in Sydney in January 1802. He was soon granted a conditional pardon and appointed commandant of the governor's bodyguard of cavalry. he left the colony in August 1803 and died in India in 1825.
Issued at the Court of the Recorder in Bombay. - Description source
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