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The first Irish convicts had arrived at Sydney Cove on the Queen in September
1791, and by October of 1800 there were one thousand two hundred and seven
of them in the colony.11 From the beginning Hunter's comments on them were ...
The first Irish convicts had arrived at Sydney Cove on the Queen in September
1791, and by October of 1800 there were one thousand two hundred and seven
of them in the colony.11 From the beginning Hunter's comments on them were ...
Page 157
Prejudices against the Irish however could not bring Hunter into disrepute in
London. What damaged him there was his response to criticism. From the
beginning in his correspondence with the Duke of Portland he adopted a tone of
deference ...
Prejudices against the Irish however could not bring Hunter into disrepute in
London. What damaged him there was his response to criticism. From the
beginning in his correspondence with the Duke of Portland he adopted a tone of
deference ...
Page 158
With that dignity from which even under the most cruel and unjust wounds he
never faltered, Hunter replied immediately. He assured the Duke that he would
return promptly, and that he would assist King with every paper necessary for his
...
With that dignity from which even under the most cruel and unjust wounds he
never faltered, Hunter replied immediately. He assured the Duke that he would
return promptly, and that he would assist King with every paper necessary for his
...
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Contents
THE EARLIEST TIMES TO CATHOLIC CHRISTENDOM | 3 |
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
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