In a statement from former Governor Barbour, he stated:
The pardons were intended to allow them to find gainful employment or acquire professional licenses as well as hunt and vote. My decision about clemency was based upon the recommendation of the Parole Board in more than 90 percent of the cases.
About 200 over his term as Mississippi governor.
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Ordinary doctors helped sick convicts. Occasionally, a colony's doctor might have taken on a convict as an apprentice, and upon gaining a conditional pardon, the convict might have chosen to continue in that profession.
Yes. Convicts were awarded an amount of land after they received their ticket of leave or free pardon. The size of the land depended on which colony they lived in, and the size also changed through the years.
A ticket of leave was issued to trusted convicts. It meant they were no longer under the command of the soldiers, and the convict was even permitted to conduct business outside of the colony. It did not offer the same freedom as a Free Pardon, but was just one step away from a pardon.
Most of the convicts sent to Australia stayed in Australia after their sentence was completed, or after they achieved a free pardon. Australia offered far more opportunities for employment and to make a decent living than Great Britain did at the time. Many of the convicts married other convicts, or free settlers who came over, and they would be given land grants or the means to start their own trade.
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