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The 'wretched' plight of the convicts in Botany Bay...
The 'wretched' plight of the convicts in Botany Bay...
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February 22, 1791
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, February 22, 1791 Page 6 has a report with a subhead: "Botany Bay" which discusses the news of the bad situation of the inhabitants at Botany Bay due to the loss of supplies. It mentions in part: "...the colony was in a melancholy and wretched states...that the settlement was under the apprehension of famine, that they were as much cut off from communication with mankind as if they were stationed in the moon; that the country was extremely barren and wretched..." and ends with an interesting sentence: "...He concluded by reprobating the sending out of more convicts, or rather victims, to such a place, which he considered to be a measure repugnant to humanity and expedience." (see).
Eight pages with a nearly complete red tax stamp on page two. Very nice condition, save for the red ink stain on the right margin on page 1 which does not impact the noted text.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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