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John RICHMOND was convicted at the Hobart Supreme Court, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 20 Nov 1826 for stealing 23 sheets of tin. 7 yr sentence. John was a soldier in the 40th Regiment. Aged 28yrs. trade - glazier. Native Place: St. Mary's, York, England. Assigned to Macquarie Harbour. 10 Dec 1827 - abscond into the woods. 50 lashes & 3mths in irons. 26 April 1828 - refuse to work. 36 lashes 10 May 1828 - selling his shirt - 100 lashes, remitted to 25. 28 July 1828 - destroying his bed. 36 lashes. 23 Dec 1828 - making away with his jacket. 50 lashes. 28 Feb 1829 - refusing to work. Reprimand. 6 Jan 1830 - making away with tin & solder, property of the Govt. 3 days solitary confinement, on bread & water. 17 June 1830 - making away with a sheet of tin, property of the Crown. 3 months in Gang at ....Island. 14 July 1830 - refuse to work. Acquitted. 7 Sept 1832 - insolence to Capt. Jackson of the cutter Charlotte. 36 lashes & placed in confinement in Prison Barracks until he can be sent to Port Arthur Penal settlement.