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*Convicts with a '''life sentence''' could receive a Pardon, but not a Certificate of Freedom.  
*Convicts with a '''life sentence''' could receive a Pardon, but not a Certificate of Freedom.  
*The Certificate of Freedom number was sometimes '''annotated on the indent or noted on a Ticket of Leave Butt.'''  
*The Certificate of Freedom number was sometimes '''annotated on the indent or noted on a Ticket of Leave Butt.'''  
*Colonial [http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=19 Certificates of Freedom] relate to sentences received for offenses committed after arrival in the colony. The government retained certificates of freedom butts, which were similar to ticket of leave butts.
*The government retained certificates of freedom butts, which were similar to ticket of leave butts.


=== Pardons  ===
=== Pardons  ===
318,531

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