Petition of Jane Hughes, Phibsborough, Dublin, requesting a free passage for herself and family to New South Wales, in Australia

Petition of Jane Hughes, Cowley Place, Blacquire [Blacquiere] Bridge, Phibsborough, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a free passage for herself and family to New South Wales, in Australia. Reveals her husband, Thomas Hughes, ‘being convicted as a Ribbonman’, was transported from the jail of Kilmainham to that place about 3 years ago. Indicates she has since supported her family through work as a washerwoman, but is deprived of the income of her husband who was previously employed as a ship carpenter. Certificate added to base in affirmation of the facts signed by John Butler, with countersignature by Thomas Herbert. 1 item; 3pp