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John Baxter was transported on the Indefatigable And Minstrel, departing 9th May 1812 and arriving 19th Oct 1812 with 331 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby, England. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. The Indefatigable sailed from England on 4th June 1812 in company with the Minstrel. The Indefatigable came direct to Hobart, VDL arriving there on 19 October 1812. One prisoner died on the voyage out. Having disembarked the prisoners in Hobart, the Indefatigable arrived in Port Jackson on 6 December 1812, departing there bound for England in January 1813. The Indefatigable returned to Australia with convicts in 1815 (see separate listing).
Indefatigable And Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 61 (32) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Lincolnshire Assizes. JOHN BAXTER, aged 28, and CHARLES BAXTER, aged 26, were arraigned for robbing the mail between Wragby and Market Raisin, on the night of the 4th of April last, by feloniously carrying away the mail-bag, the property of the General Post-office, from off the post-boy's horse at Hainton. The circumstances of this robbery have been fully stated in recent numbers of our paper. The trial lasted four hours, owing to the minute and complicated evidence of the post-office and mail carriers. The prisoners were found Guilty and on Wednesday received sentence of death. The conviction for the offence of these daring offenders, arose from their having also committed a robbery in the dwelling-house of Mr. David Young, of West Raisin, on the 28th of April, and from their then taking a bill of exchange for 100/£ amongst other property. This bill, Charles Baxter took on to the bank of Messrs. Smith and Ellisons, Lincoln, where information had been given by Mr. Young of the robbery. Mr. Moore, the bank, therefore questioned the prisoner as to the manner in which he had obtained the bill,—who replied, that he had received it of Mr. Young to get it cashed. Mr. Moore then told him that Mr. Young had been that morning to say had lost such bill; on which the prisoner observed that that could not be, he had received it only two hours before from Mr. Young. Mr. Moore rejoined that might possibly be one of the bills taken some time ago out of one of the bags of the mail which had been stolen; to which Baxter answered that could not be, as there were bills in that mail! Mr. Moore asked him how he could possibly that; and Baxter, after some hesitation, said that Mr. Rest, of Hainton, master, told him so. The prisoner was apprehended as soon a constable could be obtained. His brother and accomplice was taken at Lincoln soon after, we have formerly stated.—It was expected that, notwithstanding their conviction for the above felony, two prisoners would have been tried on Wednesday on the indictments against them for the robbery Mr. Young's house; but they received sentence of death on that day without taking their trials for that offence. When arraigned for the mail-robbery, on Monday, John Baxter for some time pleaded guilty until the Judge told him no favor would result from his persisting in doing go.— He (John Baxter) had also made a voluntary confession of his guilt; ... Stamford Mercury, 2 Aug 1811.