Barry, John

To His Excellency Sir R. S. Donkin 7+c,, 7+c,, 7+c,, /
The Humble Petition of John Barry /
late of M\r./ Ingrams party of Settlers ; most /
humbly Sheweth. /
That your Petitioner being /
looking for employment Since July, and unable /
to get any, is desirous of going into the Country /
as far as the Four and Twenty Rivers, where /
he thinks he would be employed by a farmer /
who desired him to call to him when at /
liberty to look for employment. /
That as Petitioner has but /
a monthly Pas+s, and is obliged to report himself /
at the Fiscalls office every monday ; he felt /
it his duty to apply to His M, Fiscall for /
permis+sion, before he attempted going into the /
Country; and was by him directed to make /
application in this way to Your Excellency. /
That Petitioner therefore /
humbly prays, as his only object, is to earn as /
much as will discharge his debt: that Your /
Excellency will be graciously pleased to grant /
him a Pas+port to go into the Country for Six /
or eight months, under whatever Restrictions /
or conditions Your Excellency may please to /
impose, and Petitioner as in duty bound will /
ever pray 7+c. 7+c. 7+c. /