| Description | “Honred Sir,
I Hope youl Pity and Pardon a Distressed Widow with two Children one lying in the fever and out of work this three months and Except of this my Petishon as Great Distress has occasned me to troble your honour for my only helper my Daughter that soported me next to the Lord is now lying Dangarous ill in the fever and your Humble Petishoner is lame with the Rumatick Pains an My unfortunate Husband is ded he dyed at a Place called ?Perymatter in New South Wales on the 5th of August 1805 as your Petishner reseaved a Letter from a Man that went with him informing me of his Death so Honored Sir I have None to aply to now in my Deep Distress but to the Lord and to your honour so I hope youl look on me with Pity this time an relieve me and in so doeing the Lord will reward you and your Humble Petishoner as in Duty Bound shall ever pray, Elizabeth Fowles, Widow. My unfortunate Husband Wm Fowls desired on his Death Bed that I should inform your Honour of his Death. Please to Direct the answer to me at Mrs Johnson No.23 Silver Street Manchester an Plese to faver me with an answer.” |