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until I

am

provided

with quarters suitable for a gentleman's family.

I may

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mention that

three of my immediate

predecessors in the

Gaol died in the prime of life - two of them, Mr Donnochie and Mr Douglas, in these quarters - the third, Mr Falconer, shortly after he had left the quarters and handed over the Gaol to me. I do not mean to assert that

these deaths were due to

the unhealthiness of the quarters - but the

reflection is not encouraging, and I am conscious

that I have myself

suffered so much

in health as since I

came to live in Victoria

Gaol.

I have r...

57 A. Gordon

Act: Capt Rupert of Police

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