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Transportation
Charles Reed was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 14th Jul 1816 and arriving 20th Dec 1816 with 150 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
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Commission Court Dublin December 5 - Charles and John Reed were put to the bar, charged with having forged stamps in their possession, of 2d, 8d, 1s, 2s, and 8s on 17th November last. Solicitor General Addressed the Jury and said the two Mr. Reeds resided in Upper Dominick street before they were arrested; the house belonged to Charles - John lived in it; and their sister a Mrs. Hart, who had the good fortune to escape for the present, lived with them. The witnesses in defence stated that the house in Upper Dominick street belonged to Mrs. Hart, sister to the prisoners; her husband was licensed as a stamp distributer. She was in the house the day of the search and absconded in consequence of hearing of the arrests that had taken place. Prisoners are of most respectable connections and were always considered gentlemen of honour and respectability; they are of no profession - they have a sufficient property - Guilty; to be transported for seven years. Patrick Garrigan and Samuel Cleyton were separately put upon their trials and found guilty of vending forged stamps - They were sentenced each to transportation for seven years - Mr. Cleyton is an engraver and Mr. Garrigan is clerk to an attorney. - Belfast Newsletter 12 December 1815 ----------------------------------------------------- At the commission for the county and city of Dublin, Which ended on Thursday the ? Instant, Mr. John Forgarty, Mr. White, Messrs. John and Charles Read, Mr. Samuel Clayton, and Mr. John Garrigan, were tried for being concerned in vending forged stamps. They were all found guilty for seven years. Mr. Edward Emerson, & Mr. John Forgarty, sen, pleaded guilty. Mr. Fogarty and his son, and Mr White, are Attornies, and of very respectable connections; Mr. Emerson is is the son of the late Alderman and had been an officer the army. Norfolk Chronicle, 23 Dec 1815.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Charles Reed, alias Reid, Read, age on arrival, 30, per Surrey I (2) (1816), Tried Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1786, Native place, Kildare Co, Farmer. --------------------------------------------------- Yesterday seven persons some respectability were arrested for vending forged stamps. For several months back the Solicitor to the Stamp Office, in concert with the Magistrates of the Head Police Office, have been employed endeavouring to trace from whence so many forged stamps got into circulation and yesterday Mr. Farrell, Chief Constable, by the magistrates order, posted parties of Officers to various parts of the town to their proceedings, and if possible, once to put stop this very injurious and fraudulent traffic. Mr. Farrell remained himself, with a party at Portobello, where he met a Mr. Joseph White, an attorney, of Camden-street, whom he brought into a public house, and searched, and in one boot was found a dye to make 10/ stamps—in the other a dye to make stamps. Mr. Farrel immediately proceeded search White's house, in which was found a number of stamps, and the frame on which the stamps are struck off. The Peace Officers were so well distributed that almost at the same period all were in custody. At the house of John and Charles Reed of New Dominick-street, a large number were found by the Officers, also in the apartments of John Fogarty, of Bolton-street. Another party found a great quantity stamps in the house another of the name of John Fogarty, of Moore-street —there also a Clerk of the Courts, of the name of Garrigan in custody. The search was so general, and the parties suspected living such considerable distance from each other, that not less than thirty-six Police Officers were employed, and we are happy to say, succeeded in the utmost expectation of the Magistrates in detecting this flagrant imposition the inland revenue. (Dublin Correspondent) Hereford Journal, 29 Nov 1815.