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  "Transcript of page_0005 from QSA846784 1864 Letter from Richard Sheridan to Colonial Secretary 16 April, In letter 64_1275, Colonial Secretarys In Letters Part 1 DR61408 in the Correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office collection.page_0005 (Correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office, QSA846784 1864 Letter from Richard Sheridan to Colon...

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  "Pigott, alias ""Yankey Jack""."

John Barry states on oath
I am a laborer and have
been for the last few weeks
in the employment of John
Pigott, alias "Yankey Jack".
I was working with a party
of men getting timber on Frazers
Island. the party were at
work on a Crest to the South
-west of the White Cliffs near
Stewarts Island, on last Sunday
week the 27th ult. John
Pigott and I started in a boat
intending to come to Maryboro.
we landed at the south
head of the River that night
started next morning
for Maryboro – but mistook
the way, and instead of
coming up the River got
blown away to the north
end of Frazers Island – where
we landed about sundown
on Wednesday the 30th when
we beached the boat four
Blackfellows assisted us to
haul up the boat – I then
proceeded to make a fire; but
changed my mind, and asked
a Blackfellow to make a
fire for me which he did.
Pigott then went with four
Blacks to secure the Boat
and about two minutes after
I heard him cry out "Oh my
God Murder – Murder"–
immediately after this two
blacks came up to me, one
of whom stood in front of
me, and another at my
side, during this time a
black who had not gone
with Pigott remained with
me. immediately after this a
black who stood in front
made a blow with a club
at my head – I raised my Arm
on which the blow fell. I then ran
into the surf, where I was followed
by two blacks, but they
did not go so far into the
water as I did. I then came
on to the beach again, when
a blackfellow struck me with
the barrel of a gun – on the hand,
and with the blow separated
the sinews between my fingers
I retreated again into the surf
but on coming ashore again I
recd another blow with the gun
barrel on my forehead which
Knocked me down into the
water, the blacks then left
me, and in about one minute
after I got up and got into
a thick tea tree scrub where