Wrixon - Correspondence, 1853

Item

Title
Wrixon - Correspondence, 1853
Subject
Australia--History
Victoria
Legislators
Prisoners
Correspondence
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Wrixon, Arthur Nicholas
Current holder
State Library of Victoria
Period of reference 
1853 – 1853
Series number
M 5404
Item number
9916399963607636
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Out of Copyright, Available for reference.
Country of origin
Australia
Language 
English
Italian
Description from source
0.8 cm., Original ms.

Cover page reads "Confidential correspondence in re Sentence of death passed upon prisoner "Smith" for rape. (Judge Wrixon's opinion of legality)" The letters talk about the fact that legally the sentence is correct, but that it does not take into account mercy.
Physical format
Correspondence