Petition of Margaret Foley, Tallow, County Waterford, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting permission to join her husband, Patrick Foley who was transported to New South Wales, Australia

Petition of Margaret Foley, Tallow, County Waterford, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, requesting permission to join her husband, Patrick Foley, who was transported to New South Wales, Australia, some three years ago; claiming her husband was ‘found guilty by treachery’ and referring to the plight of her three children. Also certificate from Rev James O’Brien, parish priest, Ballyphilip, confirming her marriage to Patrick Foley and recommending her as a suitable object for government assistance. Also damp press copy reply from Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, to Simon O’Neal, County Waterford, stating that in order for Mrs Foley and her family to avail of free passage to the colony, a recommendation and certificate must be submitted by the governor indicating that the her husband has sufficient resources to support a family. 3 items; 4pp