a labourer, born in Berkshire, was convicted of highway robbery at Reading in 1785 and sentenced
to death. He was later pardoned on condition of 14 years' transportation, and arrived on the
Alexander. The shipping list had him down for life transportation and it took until
1806 to sort out the matter. After he was emancipated, Bales worked as a schoolmaster for
the next twenty years. Copyright
unknown
Alexander
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