Petition of Mary Crampton, alias Dunn, 2 Lamb Alley, [Dublin], seeking permission to travel to New South Wales where her husband was transported.

Petition of Mary Crampton, alias Dunn, 2 Lamb Alley, [Dublin], to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking permission to travel to the ‘Government colonies’ where her husband was transported twelve years previously; noting that her husband is Richard Crampton formerly of St Pauls parish, Dublin and adding that she previously resided with Surgeon Geoghegan in North Earl Street. Also damp press copy of reply from Gosset, Dublin Castle, to Crampton, advising her to apply for free passage to New South Wales, [Australia] to the Colonial Department in London. 2 items; 5pp