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Excerpt from Autobiography of General Sir John Henry Lefroy, C. B., K. C. M. G., F. R. S., Etc: Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery The change from busy life in London and daily intercourse with clever and thoughtful men was trying and unwelcome, for his mind was as clear and bright as ever, full of energy and interest in scientific pursuits and in all that concerned the welfare of his country and especially of his own beloved regiment, the corps of Royal Artillery. He took great delight in the beauty of Cornwall and in the semi-tropical plants that have been acclimatized there, and enjoyed exploring new paths on his pony when fine weather enabled him to be out of doors; but he felt the sudde...
Extract (p. 278-297) from "Autobiography of General Sir John Henry Lefroy" edited by Lady Lefroy, printed for private circulation only, c 1895. These pages concern Lefroy's Tasmanian appointment and include transcripts of letters written by him between 1880 and 1882.