Release of Aboriginal prisoners from gaol
Twenty Aboriginal people were discharged from the gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom, and ten were retained.
People involved
- Major Samuel Lettsom — British Army officer; temporary commander, NSW Mounted Police detachment — Port Phillip District, NSW, Britain
- Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation
Sources
- Domestic Intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 18 November 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005818
- Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186933
- PORT PHILLIP. Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36852410
Event mentions
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Release of twenty Aboriginal prisoners from gaol26 May 1840 – 26 Nov 1840 — release; imprisonmentTwenty Aboriginal people were discharged from gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom.People: twenty of the blacks
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Release of Aboriginal prisoners from gaol16 Nov 1840 — release; imprisonmentTwenty Aboriginal people were discharged from the gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom, and ten were retained.People: twenty of the Blacks | Major Lettsom | ten were retained | Billy Hamilton
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Discharge of Aboriginal prisoners from gaol16 Nov 1840 — release; imprisonmentTwenty Aboriginal people were discharged from gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom.People: twenty of the blacks | Major Lettsom