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- 1877-1894 (Creation)
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Thomas Sheehy (1840-1913) was a solicitor, barrister and proctor of Collins Street, Hobart. He was a younger son of John and Ellen Sheehy of Hobart and in 1860 was articled to his brother Stephen (d. 1879), a solicitor, and was admitted in 1865.
As a member of a leading Catholic family and brother of a priest, Thomas Sheehy had many Catholics among his clients. His business records include a letter book, diaries noting consultations and actions taken, drafts of documents, notes and apprenticeship indentures.
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- F.J. Holingsworth to James Martin: notice to file bill of sale 1894.
- Case and opinion in re action to be taken for Mrs. L.M.A. Koeppen 1877, over question of greyhound which strayed on to their premises from time to time and was cared for by L.M.A.K. and her complaint of a search warrant being issued to a police constable to search for the dog on Koeppen premises.
- Indenture (draft) between Sarah Ann Brent & Thomas Murphy 1883.
- Notes on objections & requisitions on title of George Jackson to premises in Melville St., Hobart, no date.
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Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11061/1/sheehy-S2_Thomas_Sheehy.pdf
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CE September 2018