Andrew Bryson was punished for his part in the 1798 Irish rebellion by compulsory enlistment in the regular army. In a long and reflective letter to his sister, written in 1801 after his escape to New York, Bryson provides a vivid chronicle of his enforced travels through Ireland and beyond.
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David Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin. His books include "Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Migration to Australia" and "Politics and Irish Life, 1913-1921: Provincial Experience of War and Revolution". He is also the series editor for Irish Narratives, all published by Cork University Press.
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Having a few days before me in which I will not be very busily employed, I Sit down to endeavour to fullfill your request and my own promise of Giving you Some acc of my passage from Belfast to the West Indies, but as I had no Oppurtunitys of taking down the date of any occurances that happened [to] me, you need not expect that I can Give you an accurate acc of them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
State of the Country, Very Sore, West Indies New!
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Having a few days before me in which I will not be very busily employed, I Sit down to endeavour to fullfill your request and my own promise of Giving you Some acc of my passage from Belfast to the West Indies, but as I had no Oppurtunitys of taking down the date of any occurances that happened [to] me, you need not expect that I can Give you an accurate acc of them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
State of the Country, Very Sore, West Indies New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A History of Ulster by Jonathan Bardon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Deeper Silence: The Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen by A. T. Q. Stewart in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nationalism and Popular Protest in Ireland (Past and Present Publications) by Charles H. E. Philpin in Back Matter
- British Seaman by Christopher Lloyd in Back Matter
- Northern Ireland (Places in the News) by Gail Stewart in Back Matter
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