Sunday, February 28, 2010

Voyage of the "Canton" (Part I)

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On September 15th, James Gammell, John Grant, Linus Miller, and Jacob Beemer, plus more than two hundred British convicts were received on b...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Elvira Miller’s Letter to Her Brother

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Elvira Miller’s letter to her brother Linus gives a glimpse into the heart-wrenching emotions experienced by grieving families at home, wait...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Miller and Grant Attempt to Escape

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At the end of the London trials, as James describes in his New York Plebeian letter, Miller and Grant were removed to the hulk, and not lon...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Trial in London

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The twelve Patriots on trial in London were confined at Newgate, a prison that had stood at the same location in London for at least 600 yea...
Sunday, February 14, 2010

The "York Hulk"

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Prison Ship York at Portsmouth Harbour, ca.1829, convicts going aboard, by Edward William Cooke, 1811-1880 used by permission -  National L...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Descendants of James Gammell or Gemmell

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The first four generations: This is my list as of August 2010. The Bainbridge and the Brown children are also included here. If you find...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

From Liverpool to Portsmouth

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On December 17, 1838, the Captain Ross entered the mouth of the River Mersey and dropped anchor in the mist and fog of Liverpool harbor: Th...