Name of Military Court, Mauritius, 1854

[harfin]

Great news Chris!

For the documents they found for my family I found the simplest relatively risk-free payment method to be an International Money Order obtained through the local post office here in the UK; not sure if Oz post office do the same thing though.

If I recall correctly, I tried to find more detailed on-line general information on Mauritius, but all I got were just the odd pages here and there. I had hoped to find more in-depth historical and social history details, like what conditions were like, perhaps the odd image or photo, what facilities there were and so on; Mauritius has joined my list of places I would like to visit though!

Hope you let us all know whether the "new" documents have been worthwhile!

Best of luck
Alan

ps it's a loooooooong swim from Mauritius to WA so again, don't expect the documents to turn up in a week or two

[crisGloss]

I found the simplest relatively risk-free payment method to be an International Money Order obtained through the local post office...
I tried to find more detailed on-line general information on Mauritius, but all I got were just the odd pages here and there.

...don't expect the documents to turn up in a week or two

Thanks for the info abt IMO and Mauritius slow mail.

Here is a book I read, having an incredible amount of info abt Mauritius back in the 19th C, including drawings:

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=...result#PPR2,M1

Thanks Alan
Chris

[harfin]

. . . . . Here is a book I read, having an incredible amount of info abt Mauritius back in the 19th C, including drawings:

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=...result#PPR2,M1

. . . .

Thanks for that link Chris - a really interesting read. I've also passed it on to my sister-in-law who's great grandfather on her mother's side was there in the mid to late 1800's, and who's great grandfather on her father's side was born in the Cape Colony. Double whammie!

Good luck with your endeavours
Alan