CONWAY, Dennis

 

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July 23rd 1819

The Memorial of Dennis CONWAY, farmer of Cahircalla near Ennis in the County of Clare, Ireland

Humbly sheweth

That Memorialist is informed that Government is giving an grant of an Hundred Acres of Land to All men of Good Character who are willing to Emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope with their familys and that they will furnish all such Persons with the mode of conveyance and will find them in Provisions during the Voige and when Landed will put them in Full Possession of said Plantation and give them Some Agricultural Implements and seed for the first year, said Land to be made good to him and his Heirs for Ever without any Rent whatsoever.

Memorialist being very willing to Imbrace his Majesty’s most Gracious Bounty in this Case, Hoping and Imploring that your Lordship will Vouchsafe to order your Secretary to answer the enquiry of this Memorial forthwith, Stating the Particulars Respecting the same which will be the means of freeing some hundreds of the Community from their hard Lot if Here Rightly informed who are aking in this country and Bending under the oppression of Rack Rents, oppressive Thythes and Heavy Taxes and Incessantly Labouring is a Misery.

Your memorialist will unceasingly Pray

Dennis CONWAY

           

 

 

 

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