Petition of Mary Dunne, Kilcock, County Kildare, seeking assisted passage to New South Wales, Australia

Petition of Mary Dunne, Kilcock, County Kildare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of distress and seeking measure of government assistance to emigrate with her two children to Australia. Explains in 1822, at the assizes of Naas, her husband was sentenced to death; but the judgement was later commuted to transportation to New South Wales. He is presently living and labouring in Patricks’ Plains [Singleton] and he has permission from his overseer to have the company of his family. 1 item; 2pp