The Diary of Esther Abrahams

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THE DIARY OF ESTHER ABRAHAMS Dear diary, Wednesday 30th September 1786 My name is Esther Abrahams, I am 15 years old. I am in the Newgate prison, right now. I am in this prison because exactly one month ago I attempted to steal a 12 yard black lace for a local London store which would have cost 50 shillings. My trial for the case had good evidence I even had 3 eye witnesses but I guess it wasn’t enough to the jury since I've been sentenced for 7 years. It’s going to be a long and tough 7 years but I will try to do the best I can. ~ Esther Dear diary, Monday 12th January 1787 Today I am on the Prince of Wales fleet being shipped off to Australia with my daughter Rosanna. I found out I was pregnant 2 months before Rosanna was born. She was born in the Newgate prison and she's barely a year old. I have been on this ship for 4 months and it’s not really that comfortable, it is really hot, smelly and crowded there is around 250-300 people crammed up in this small area of this ship. But on the bright side I have taken quite the like towards the Lieutenant supervising us; his name is George Johnson. He seems like a responsible gentleman if you ask me. George is apparently going to be the new officer of the marines when we get to Australia. I really hope that we can be friends when we get of this ship or even more ~Esther Dear diary, Saturday 25th October 1787 Hi, it has been a couple of months since I started to work here. But firstly, once I arrived to Australia, George asked me to move-in with him and have a de-facto marriage; this means that I will avoid harsh punishments what other convicts have. I am
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