Letter from Richard Parker, Mayor of Cork, requesting that 3 children in the House of Industry be allowed to travel to New South Wales to join their mother in her transportation

Letter from Richard Parker, Mayor of Cork, Mansion House, Cork, to William Lamb, Chief Secretary, requesting that 3 children in the House of Industry, Cork, be allowed to travel to New South Wales [Australia] to join their mother in her transportation; Catherine Cummins, aged 14, Alice, aged 9, and Michael, aged 4. States that their father is deceased, and that their elder brother has already been transported. States that their transportation ‘would be a means of rescuing them from the dreadful situation in which they would otherwise be placed – deserted children without friends or support’. 1 item; 2pp

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Original source name : Letter from Richard Parker, Mayor of Cork, requesting that 3 children in the House of Industry be allowed to travel to New South Wales to join their mother in her transportation
English translation : Letter from Richard Parker, Mayor of Cork, requesting that 3 children in the House of Industry be allowed to travel to New South Wales to join their mother in her transportation
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : CSO/RP/1827/1392
Language(s) : English
Geographical coverage : Ireland, Australia
Year(s) : 15 Aug 1827
Theme 1 : family
Theme 2 : legal

Archive name : An Chartlann Náisiúnta
Archive name (English) : National Archives
Archive address : Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland D08 DF160
City : Dublin
Country : Ireland
Official website and institutional resources : http://nationalarchives.ie
Finding aid(s) : https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/context/index.html

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