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to further the cause of reform. In May 1792, the
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As a political prisoner, Margarot enjoyed more freedom than other convicts and with his wife started a small farm. In letters to
Colonial Office and friends he criticized the officers' power in New South Wales and urged the British government to re-evaluate it. He was mentioned in a report of
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Margarot was joined by his wife, but almost immediately a controversial and still mysterious set of events overtook the prisoners. Late in the voyage, Captain
Patrick Campbell of the
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