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Page 97
... master ; the convict might be removed from service in cases of ill - treatment by his master or his failure to conform to the regulations ; and the legal disabilities of servitude ceased with the expiration of the period of sentence ...
... master ; the convict might be removed from service in cases of ill - treatment by his master or his failure to conform to the regulations ; and the legal disabilities of servitude ceased with the expiration of the period of sentence ...
Page 532
... masters allow two ounces of the first and last , and one pound of the second per week ; which not only makes the men contented , but gives the master more hold over them , as they stand in fear of his stopping the indulgence in the ...
... masters allow two ounces of the first and last , and one pound of the second per week ; which not only makes the men contented , but gives the master more hold over them , as they stand in fear of his stopping the indulgence in the ...
Page 565
... master in Australia threatens the lash ; where the master here grows angry , the master there swears and invokes the lash ; where he talks of turning away , there he procures the infliction of the lash . Ever on the master's tongue ...
... master in Australia threatens the lash ; where the master here grows angry , the master there swears and invokes the lash ; where he talks of turning away , there he procures the infliction of the lash . Ever on the master's tongue ...
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