Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Petree was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Digitised Indent of ship Albemarle |
Claims
"Thomas Petrie was the first husband of the Convict, Mary Long"
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Convict Notes
Trial at Old Bailey, 21 Feb 1787 259. THOMAS PETRIE was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of January last, one leather pormanteau, value 5 s. six linen shirts, value 6 s. six linen crayats, value 3 s. six handkerchiefs; value 3 s. one pair of silk breeches, value 5 s. and six pair of thread stockings, value 6 s. the property of Richard Foley . RICHARD FOLEY sworn. I lost my portmanteau in Pall-mall ; on Monday, the 29th of January, about six in the evening, coming into town rather slowly on the stones, I saw it at the last stage, I was alarmed by Mr. Canes, who was with me; I jumped out of the chaise, and cried out stop thief, and Isaac Lee brought the prisoner back. - CANES sworn. I was in the chaise; I perceived a man at the carriage, between the hind and the fore wheels; it was between six and seven in the evening; the portmanteau was on the chaise; it vanished all at once; I called out of the window, and saw the prisoner hanging by the perch; he had a dark brown coat on, and the portmanteau on his shoulder; he slipped it off, and made off; I had such opportunity of observing him, that I recognized his figure at once. ISAAC LEE sworn. I saw the prisoner coming from the chaise, and something dropped from his shoulder; I took him, he never was out sight. - MIDDLETON sworn. The straps of the portmanteau were cut in two. (The things produced and deposed to.) Prisoner. I have nothing to say. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
Digitised Indent of ship Albemarle Thomas Petree, William Edsell, Esau Clements, John Cox, Michael Doyle, William Stanton, Thomas Warner, tried at Justice Hall Old Bailey, Middlesex, 21 Feb 1787, seven years.