Add to ORKGAt the age of 21, the narrator was a gentleman's servant. He fell in love with his master's daughter and they planned to elope. She gave him 5000 pounds in Belfast. However, her father punished him and the narrator was sentenced to 7 years transportation. His lover promised to wait for him.Mercer, 117; Laws M6; Henry (1923-1939): 95-97; Creighton MFS: 64-65; Fowke, FH Index, 2 listings (11/3/25; 28/1/28)
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