Letters, 1849-1854

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Letters from William Smith O'Brien to his wife, Lucy O'Brien, 1836-1860 and some undated.

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46 letters written by O'Brien to Lucy O'Brien, 1849-1854. They refer to the voyage to Australia, the misery of solitary confinement, O'Brien's refusal to accept the conditions for a ticket of leave, his unwillingness to allow his family to emigrate to Tasmania, financial difficulties, his dislike of Sir William Denison, the despatch of his journal, purchase of books, work as a tutor, K. O'Doherty, T.B. McManus and the other political exiles, the escape of J. Michael and T.F. Meagher, Tasmanian friends, the Australian goldrushes, his love of Ireland, the education of his children, the power of the Church in Ireland, the receipt of his conditional pardon in June 1854, farewell receptions in Hobart and Launceston, and his return to Paris and Brussels.

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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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