Wrixon - Correspondence, 1853

Title	Wrixon - Correspondence, 1853
Subject	Australia--History Victoria Legislators Prisoners Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Wrixon, Arthur Nicholas
Current holder	State Library of Victoria
Date	1853
Link	https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916399963607636
Series number	M 5404
Item number	9.9164E+15
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