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  1. 19-05-2017, 12:15 AM #1
    juliefi1
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    Default COOTE, Isaac Sudbury Suffolk

    Convicted of house breaking and transported to Tasmania. Prior conviction of "refusing to fulfil his contract to work up a cane of Mantua silk" Does anyone know what this means. Does it have a connection with tailoring?

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  2. 19-05-2017, 9:34 AM #2
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    It would appear that a cane is a length of silk equal to four palms. How long this is I don't know.

    Mantua silk seems to be a silk, often dyed black for mourning, used to make a Mantua or form of over dress.

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  3. 19-05-2017, 10:46 AM #3
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    The Surname Interests forum is intended for people to register their interests in a name, not for queries and research threads. It automatically locks itself so the people can't join in, so I am moving this to the "Occupations" forum.

    PS Welcome to the British Genealogy forum, Julliefi1!
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