runaway · 1839
This notice details two absconded prisoners, John Hoffman and William Brown alias Jones alias Anderson, including their descriptions, crimes, and the locations from which they absconded.
Hoffman John, Bengal Merchant (1), 35-656, 26, Surry, boat builder, 5 feet 3½ inches, dark ruddy comp., brown hair, …
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OffenderJohn Hoffman
OriginHyde Park Barracks
Offenderboat builder
Offenderseaman
AbscondedJune 7
AbscondedJuly 9
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 404, 3 April 1839.
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