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with that place called Tasmania better

known as the Dervon or Vandiemans

land, and McCormack being a Policeman

over the convicts and Women being

scarce released her from that land

of bondage and tyranny and they

came to Victoria and are at present

residents of Greta and on the 29th of

March I was released from Prison and

came home. Wild Wright came to the

eleven mile to see Mr Gunn stopped

all night and lost his mare both

him and me looked all day for her

and could not get her, Wright who

was a stranger to me was in a

hurry to get back to Mansfield

and I gave him another mare and

he told me if I found his mare

to keep her until he brought mine

back I was going to Wangaratta


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