Petition of Catherine Keon, County Roscommon, seeking pardon for her husband, William Keon, in order to secure ownership of lands of Annaghmore and Ballyglass

Petition of Catherine Keon, [County Roscommon], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a pardon for her husband, William Keon, an officer in the County Roscommon militia, who was convicted of stealing 4 pigs belonging to Robert Sandys and sentenced to transportation for 7 years in New South Wales, Australia. Explains she is locked in contention with another party over possession of the lands of Annaghmore and Ballyglass in County Roscommon, out of which by marriage settlement she is entitled to £100 per year plus £1,500 for her younger children; claims without the presence of her husband, whom she has not heard from for almost 3 years, a legal challenge cannot be mounted. 1 item; 4pp