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their terms of Banishment had expired, many
before that period had arrived. As to the latter
the facility of return was one of the among
the disadvantages attending transportation
to America; as to the others, in the
eyes of at least of those who conceive that
the commission of one offence ought not
to operate as a forfeiture of all title to
Justice; this facility of return could not
fail to appear as an advantage.- On the
other hand the distance of Botany Bay which was afforded
a better security against illegal returning being
situated at the antipodes of Britain withoutwith scarcely any
existing Commerce when first selectedthe illegal return of any of the
convict population was an event hardly to be
looked for - whilst however a security thus
effectual was provided against the return of
Convicts whose terms had not expired are
equally effectual barrier was raised against
the return of those whose terms had expired
and thus at one stroke all inferior degrees
of this punishment were in nearly all cases
merged in indiscriminately converted into
the highest whether such an effect was
intended or not it is needless to enquire but,
that such has beenwas the effect is indisputable.

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Identifier: | JB/141/124/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	124	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f4
Penner	richard smith	Watermarks	dusautoy & rump 1809
Marginals		Paper Producer	edward collins
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	48341
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