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Edward Hawkins love token (front)
National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia
Edward Hawkins was tried and convicted at the Middlesex Sessions on 7 April 1834 and was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. He sailed for New South Wales on the Hooghley, arriving 18 November 1834. He received his ticket of leave on 20 November 1841.
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- Title: Edward Hawkins love token (front)
- Date: 1834
- Reverse: Pierced token engraved with neat text in varying styles: NO PEN CAN WRITE NO TONGUE CAN TELL THE ACHING HEART THAT BIDS FAREWELL — . — Edward . Hawkins APRIL 8, 1834
- Front: Pierced token engraved with neat text in varying styles: Marian Hawkins WHEN THIS YOU SEE REMEMBER ME — . — YOUR HUSBAND BLESS YOU E. Hawkins
- External link: Convict love tokens
- Dimensions: Diameter: 36.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm.
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