Help deciphering crossed writing

[shanreagh]

What about?

'Altered to sign in  excl for so long as he remains in the service of Mr Court Pitt st
Letter regd 47/555 and recommended by Mag Parramatta'

[Wiggy]

'Altered to sign in  excl for so long as he remains in the service of Mr Court Pitt st
Letter regd 47/555 and recommended by Mag Parramatta'

Doesn't sound right for ticket of leave document.   

[shanreagh]

'Altered to Sydney for so long as he remains in the service of Mr Court Pitt st
Letter regd 47/555 and recommended by Mag Parramatta'

Pitt street being in Central Sydney as opposed to Parramatta which is out a bit 20km from central Sydney. He later has it altered to Moreton Bay in Queensland?

[Wiggy]

That could be it!  We were wondering about Sydney!   

[Did you write the first reply on an iPad which made up words for you?   Mine does that and if I am not careful some very odd things come out ( e.g family liar instead of familial or familiar).    ]

Wiggy.   

[shanreagh]

No did not use iPad.....that was what I was seeing then and later saw the letters seemed to be joined.

[gemmanoon]

Thanks, Shanreagh! Sydney would make sense in light of the Pitt Street comment.

I'll have to look and see if there are trade directories from that period, see if I can find out what Mr Court did for a living, considering John was a plumber and glazier.

[shanreagh]

Thanks, Shanreagh! Sydney would make sense in light of the Pitt Street comment.

I'll have to look and see if there are trade directories from that period, see if I can find out what Mr Court did for a living, considering John was a plumber and glazier.

Also might appear in any newspapers that were around then.  Happy to help...that's what we are all here for...helping the similarly  addicted!

[sparrett]

NSW, July  1842, newspaper reference to Mr COURT.

"To Let-....... opposite Mr Uther's.....4 rooms....Apply next door or at Mr COURT's , Painter, Pitt Street."

Sue

[shanreagh]

Can I say....
 
'bingo'