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Transportation
Daniel Fisher was transported on the Argyle, departing 5th Mar 1831 and arriving 3rd Aug 1831 with 252 passengers.
Argyle (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 54 |
| 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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Convict Notes
National archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/3/37. Prisoner's name: Daniel Fisher. Prisoner's age: 14. Court and date of trial: Wiltshire Summer Assizes at Salisbury 1830. Crime: Robbery from Joseph Bray of ten shillings. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated: Free pardon 26 April 1859. Petitioner: James Fisher, father and 11 people of Bradford, Wiltshire; 45 people of Trowbridge and 41 people of Bradford with a statement from prosecutor that the prisoner is innocent; two petitions from Samuel Martin, Protestant Dissenting Minister; the convict; John Baker, chairman of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society. Grounds for clemency: Very young; parents distressed; got into bad company; no previous crime; request that his character in Van Diemen's Land is looked into; he is now a reformed character; prosecutor was drunk and is not sure Fisher committed the crime; a profligate woman confessed to the crime on her death bed; Fisher is now a Wesleyan Methodist teacher; 'prays the grant of a free pardon to protect him from the oppressive operation of an act of the colonial legislation. He has amassed property and holds a respectable position in the colony;' convict is a member of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society in the colony; he is now town councillor of Adelaide but could lose his freedom if he is arrested for having only a conditional pardon. Other papers: Note from James Crisp confirming Sarah Fisher's good character. A letter to the Reverend Samuel Martin from John Franklin, Governor of Van Diemen's Land granting Fisher a ticket of leave. A note from Downing Street to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land requesting a full pardon. A letter from Lord Carnarvon to H Waddington requesting a free pardon. Date: 1830 Jan 1; 1859 Dec 31.
Daniel was eventually pardoned on 26th April 1859 due to evidence given by a person on their death bed.