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James Tedder was only eighteen years of age when he was sentenced to seven years transportation to Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land in 1811. He despaired of ever seeing his family again. The journey on the Indefatigable was horrendous; the slops they were fed; the cruelty of the guards – Tedder wondered if he would even survive the journey.
James Blay was another such convict who was sure he would never see his wife and their three boys again. It was the friendship between Blay and Tedder that ...more
James Tedder was only eighteen years of age when he was sentenced to seven years transportation to Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land in 1811. He despaired of ever seeing his family again. The journey on the Indefatigable was horrendous; the slops they were fed; the cruelty of the guards – Tedder wondered if he would even survive the journey.
James Blay was another such convict who was sure he would never see his wife and their three boys again. It was the friendship between Blay and Tedder that ...more
May 01, 2018
PattyMacDotComma
marked it as to-read
