Extracts from the Letters of James Backhouse, Now Engaged in a Religious Visit to Van Dieman's Land, and New South Wales, Accompanied by George Washington Walker |
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2nd mo Aborigines accompanied afternoon amongst appearance assembled assigned servants attended Backhouse blessing breakfast brought called Campbell Town Captain Chaplain Christian circumference Colony comfort Commandant congregation constable conversation Convicts court house Derwent Dieman's Land company endeavoured establishment favoured feeling feet Flinders Island G. A. Robinson G. W. Walker Gospel Hampshire Hills Hobarts Town Holy Spirit invited J. A. Manton J. B. says jail Kangaroo Point kind friends kindly labour Launceston Lieutenant Governor Lord Macquarie Harbour meeting mercy miles month morning native neighbourhood Norfolk Norfolk Plains o'clock occasion persons Port Arthur Port Davey prisoners proceeded R. R. Davies reached received religious interview religious opportunity repentance returned road party Sabbath sent sentence settlement settlers ship sins solemn Sorell Town steerage passengers Surgeon Tamur Temperance Society things took tracts trees tribe unto Van Dieman's Land W. J. Darling walked whilst wife worship
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