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Title: Van Diemen's Land
Post by: viddavid on Friday 08 April 22 12:41 BST (UK)

Making use of the most beastly ? to a married female. 24 lashes. I can't make out the word but he didn't do it again.

Title: Re: Van Diemen's Land
Post by: Ruskie on Friday 08 April 22 13:08 BST (UK)

expressions?

(Being rude or swearing perhaps)

Title: Re: Van Diemen's Land
Post by: emeltom on Friday 08 April 22 13:32 BST (UK)

My guess was expressions as well.

Title: Re: Van Diemen's Land
Post by: viddavid on Friday 08 April 22 14:43 BST (UK)

Thanks to you both "expressions" it is. Just for interest his name was Richard Hulcup and was transported to Australia for seven years for stealing turkeys. He wasn't the best behaved convict and served eight years. Some of it in solitary confinement. I actually spent 15 minutes in the pitch black solitary confinement cell in Port Arthur, Tasmania and you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face. Upon release he married and moved to Melbourne where he was in an altercation with police. He died from his injuries.