Certificates of Freedom were documents given to convicts in Australian penal colonies after completing their sentences. The document stated that the convict’s sentence had been served and that the convict was now free. Certificates of Freedom were usually given to convicts who had served 7, 10, or 14-year sentences. Convicts serving life sentences could only receive pardons and were therefore ineligible to receive Certificates of Freedom. This data collection contains butts of Certificates of Freedom from New South Wales between 1827 and 1867.
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