A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess RoyalThe story of 100 women convicts transported together in 1829 from England to Australia--to become the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land. Portrays the personalities and circumstances of the women, the conditions under which they served their sentences, and the course of their life after prison. Acidic paper. Available in North America from ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... arrival of a vessel from home was greeted by swarms of little boats as local residents came out to check for relatives or friends on board . They would circle the ship calling ... arrived . Elizabeth Foxall CHAPTER 5 A Very Pleasant Town 333.
... arrival of a vessel from home was greeted by swarms of little boats as local residents came out to check for relatives or friends on board . They would circle the ship calling ... arrived . Elizabeth Foxall CHAPTER 5 A Very Pleasant Town 333.
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... arrived in 1828 and by 1829 was assigned to Mr and Mrs Patrick , who kept the busy and suc- cessful Marrow Inn at Campbelltown.40 Ann was assigned , when she arrived , to Mrs Howell's laundry business in Sydney . She had been sent to ...
... arrived in 1828 and by 1829 was assigned to Mr and Mrs Patrick , who kept the busy and suc- cessful Marrow Inn at Campbelltown.40 Ann was assigned , when she arrived , to Mrs Howell's laundry business in Sydney . She had been sent to ...
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... Arrived V.D.L. 20 April 1829. Tasmanian Papers 23 and 24 , ML . 36 Ship William Miles Muster . Arrived V.D.L. 29 July 1828. William Foxall , Tried Warwick Assizes , 15 August 1827 , 14 years . Offence : Stealing from the person , £ 7 ...
... Arrived V.D.L. 20 April 1829. Tasmanian Papers 23 and 24 , ML . 36 Ship William Miles Muster . Arrived V.D.L. 29 July 1828. William Foxall , Tried Warwick Assizes , 15 August 1827 , 14 years . Offence : Stealing from the person , £ 7 ...
Contents
Pity Our Distress | 6 |
The Full Penalty of the Law | 15 |
Transported Beyond the Seas | 24 |
Copyright | |
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A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith Limited preview - 2008 |
A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith No preview available - 2005 |
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