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John Campling love token (reverse)

National Museum of Australia

National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia

This token may relate to John Camplin, 15, who was tried and convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for stealing a silver watch. Initially sentenced to death, this was later commuted to transportation for life. He sailed for Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the Surrey in September 1818.

Camplin’s conduct record makes depressing reading. He was subjected to numerous official lashings and had his sentence extended by three years in 1833. His record shows that he was fined for drunkenness and theft on several occasions.

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  • Title: John Campling love token (reverse)
  • Date: 1818
  • Reverse: Token engraved with a fine rope border and five lines of cursive text, with a flourish at the base: when this you See Rembr me when In som Foreign Country John Campling ~
  • Front: Token engraved with a fine rope border and two crossed hearts above six lines of cursive text: Dear Father Mother A gift to you ~ From me a friend Whose love for you Shall never end 1818
  • External link: Convict love tokens
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 36.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm
National Museum of Australia

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