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A letter, dated February 25th 1848, written from Van Diemen's Land by the convict Ellen Cornwall to her husband Frederick who was living in Birmingham, England.
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A copy of this letter was discovered by Eleanor Conlin Casella at the Lawrence House Museum, Launceston, Cornwall.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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'Your Unfortunate and Undutiful Wife'
2001
single work
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— Appears in: Chain Letters : Narrating Convict Lives 2001; (p. 105-115) Casella and Frost each make separate contributions to this article. Casella explains her disovery of Ellen Cornwall's letter at the Lawrence House Museum in Launceston, Cornwall. Frost and Casella both muse on the circumstances that could have surrounded the writing of the letter and each imagines possible scenarios for Cornwall's life in England and Van Diemen's Land.
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'Your Unfortunate and Undutiful Wife'
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Chain Letters : Narrating Convict Lives 2001; (p. 105-115) Casella and Frost each make separate contributions to this article. Casella explains her disovery of Ellen Cornwall's letter at the Lawrence House Museum in Launceston, Cornwall. Frost and Casella both muse on the circumstances that could have surrounded the writing of the letter and each imagines possible scenarios for Cornwall's life in England and Van Diemen's Land.
Last amended 7 Oct 2004 10:26:49
Subjects:
- Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,
- 1847-1848
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