That she solitarily mitigates the sufferings of her calamity. That the salary of your petitioner's

Husband

was

only

346 a

mouth of

which all the repartees of life had to

be

furnished therefrom; that nothing could have been saved from her

remittances;

much of his

wage

At a glance it is seen what the last

is to be applied

all to the settlement of his Hospital

bill, Funeral and other expenses;

that

and

your petitioner is left without any means or solation to procure

maintenance

That

for

her

the time being

to

you petitioner further prays for your intercession with His Excellency the Governor on her humble appeal for His Excellency's merciful commiseration.

That

duly

your petitioner is in duty

bound and will

(signed) Fanny Mac Intosh

Near + Mark

Hobart Town

16th July, 1867. Tasmania

(Females)

Memorandum

Colonial Secretary

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