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- COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, -
No. 694
FEB 15
1882
QUEENSLAND

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Petition
H. M. Gaol

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Brisbane
Jany 3rd 1882

From Prisoner Andrew Roberts
Passed by FNB /15

For Remission of Sentence

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Approved to be
low risk
FNB
25/1/82

D Seymour Esq,
Commissioner of Police, Queensland,

Sir,

I beg leave to ask you that if
you want mounted troopers for the North
you will consider my Application. I am at
present undergoing a sentence of Two Month's
imprisonment and if you would get me
out of this I would be willing to stop for
2 or 3 years and perhaps longer. I was a
trooper under Inspector Loyd [sic] at Gimpie [sic]
and I left him myself and I think he
would speak for me.

I remain
Your Obedient Servant
Andrew Roberts
"Aboriginal"
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A very good boy for
Police work.
[signed] D.T. Seymour CP
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Prepare minute

Sheriff 82.319
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Comm of Police
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37 - 14 - 79 - 80. Recommended for the
far North.
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HER MAJESTY'S GAOL
BRISBANE