Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. Also reflections on seduction and its general consequences / By Thomas Reid.

  • Reid, Thomas, 1791-1825.
Date:
1822
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Credit: Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. Also reflections on seduction and its general consequences / By Thomas Reid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    mant principles of virtue', to teach them to reflect;— and veneration for that unwearied philanthropy which has lifted from despair so many drooping hearts; impelled me to give your graiid experiment a fair trial; to prove how far the system of kindness and confidence^ so auspiciously commenced in Newgate, could be made to answer under other circuinstances. Accordingly, the measures employed in the Morley were, as nearly as possible, the same as those used by the Committee; with what success, it is not for me to determiiie. If however, it be found that my ob- servations, as detailed in the present volume, should contribute in any degree to facilitate the truly Chris- tian design of the Committee, it will afford me last- ing satisfaction to know that my endeavours have not been in vain. / remain. Madam, Your faithful servant, THOMAS REID.