The Trial of the Rev. Thomas Fyshe Palmer : Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary, Held at Perth, on the 12th and 13th September, 1793 of an Indictment for Seditious Practices

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The Trial of the Rev. Thomas Fyshe Palmer : Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary, Held at Perth, on the 12th and 13th September, 1793 of an Indictment for Seditious Practices

Maker William Skirving (Scottish, died 1796)

Date1793

Object number00004935

NameBook

MediumLeather, hardboard, gilt, printed text on paper

DimensionsOverall: 215 x 138 x 19 mm

ClassificationsBooks and journals

Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds

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DescriptionA book titled 'The Trial of the Rev. Thomas Fyshe Palmer, Before the Circuit Court of the Justiciary, Held at Perth, on the 12th and 13th September, 1793, on an Indictment for Seditious Practices'. Taken in Court by Mr. Ramsey, an eminent short-hand writer from London, with an appendix. Book contains preface by William Skirving dated 8 October 1793. The book contains the indictment, a list of witnesses, a list of assize as well as a transcript of the trail. 195 pages. Published in Edinburgh by William Skirving as the Act directs.SignificanceThomas Palmer was sentenced to seven years in Australia at this trial in 1793. During his time in New South Wales
"He is to be remembered as one who cheerfully suffered exile for opinions now commonplace, and as a pioneer in trade, manufacture and shipbuilding in New South Wales".