Certificate of freedom
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certificate-of-freedom-263-7738591
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Certificate of freedom
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A certificate of freedom was a government issued document given to a convict in one of the Australian penal colonies at the end of the convict's sentence. That stated that the ex-convict had been restored "to all the rights and privileges of free subjects", effectively now a free person, and could seek out employment or leave the colony. Certificates of freedom were introduced in 1810 and were generally granted to convicts upon application to the Governor after they had served their seven-, ten-
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_freedom
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2023-07-24T21:35:34Z
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