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Page 23
... emigrants is usually appointed to assist the surgeon in seeing the rations served out , keeping order between decks , and to report generally on their con- duct to the surgeon . The steerage passengers are always put into messes of six ...
... emigrants is usually appointed to assist the surgeon in seeing the rations served out , keeping order between decks , and to report generally on their con- duct to the surgeon . The steerage passengers are always put into messes of six ...
Page 199
... emigrants are bound ; a list of their names and qualifications , together with copies of the testimonials of each applicant , are sent at the same time ; and as the notice is received six weeks before the emigrants arrive , there is ...
... emigrants are bound ; a list of their names and qualifications , together with copies of the testimonials of each applicant , are sent at the same time ; and as the notice is received six weeks before the emigrants arrive , there is ...
Page 211
... emigrants kept diaries on board ship , and why on the road Lucy Jones and Ann Williams resolutely made their daily entries , even if they had to write on a stockyard rail or a ' grubbox ' . They had promised to let the folks at home ...
... emigrants kept diaries on board ship , and why on the road Lucy Jones and Ann Williams resolutely made their daily entries , even if they had to write on a stockyard rail or a ' grubbox ' . They had promised to let the folks at home ...
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Anna Cook and Ellen Moger | 19 |
Louisa Clifton | 39 |
Annie Baxter | 86 |
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