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All Is Lost! 25th August 1852 mss letter from Bathurst to a Mr…
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15-Jul-2018
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All Is Lost! 25th August 1852 mss letter from Bathurst to a Mr Lowe, 'Regina v Sullivan. All is lost - Sullivan has been found guilty after two days' trial & sentenced to Death.' And signed illegibly 'in haste' probably by the solicitor representing Sullivan. Timothy Sullivan, 30 September 1852, Hanged at Bathurst for the murder of Daniel Harrington at King's Plains, near Carcoar. This execution was badly botched. In accordance with Sullivan's express request, before death, he was buried in the same grave with his victim, Harrington, and underneath him, Harrington's coffin having been disinterred for that purpose.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents