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John Easty was a private soldier in the marines. His date of birth and death are not known. He arrived with the First Fleet on the ''Scarborough''<ref>{{cite web|title=John Easty|url=http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/terra_australis/journals/easty/index.html|work=Discover Collections|publisher=State Library of New South Wales|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> , the second largest vessel in the First Fleet<ref>{{cite web|title=Scarborough|url=http://www.websterworld.com/websterworld/aust/s/scarborough183.html|work=Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref>. |
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Easty was the lowest ranking author of the surviving journals of the the First Fleet.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Easty|url=http://www.websterworld.com/websterworld/aust/j/johneasty013.html|work=Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> |
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Easty returned to England on the ''Atlantic'' in 1792. He was employed by a London grocer in September 1794. He petitioned the Admiralty for compensation promised for short rations in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Easty|url=http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/terra_australis/journals/easty/index.html|work=Discover Collections|publisher=State Library of New South Wales|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 00:56, 25 October 2013
John Easty was a private soldier in the marines. His date of birth and death are not known. He arrived with the First Fleet on the Scarborough[1] , the second largest vessel in the First Fleet[2].
Easty was the lowest ranking author of the surviving journals of the the First Fleet.[3]
Easty returned to England on the Atlantic in 1792. He was employed by a London grocer in September 1794. He petitioned the Admiralty for compensation promised for short rations in New South Wales.[4]
References
- ^ "John Easty". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Scarborough". Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "John Easty". Webster's Encyclopedia of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "John Easty". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013.