Josiah Strickland

Letter from Josias Strickland

29/9439 3rd Dec. 1829.

To His Excellency Lieutenant General Ralph Darling, governor and Commander in Chief.

The very Respectful Memorial of Josias Strickland of the District of Evan. Humbly Setteth forth. J. Strickland That your Excellency's Memorialist is the Second Son of the late Philip Strickland, who lost his life, while performing his duty as a Constable, by receiving a wound from a gun, while in the act of apprenhending a desperate and notorious Bushranger, who had infested this district, for several years. That your Excellency Memorialist is now Eighteen years of age, and by the recent death of his mother, is now left an Orphan, and at present resides with his Stepfather Mr. Edward Field of this district.- That Memorialist is the Grandson of Mr. P. Collitts of Mount York, and being pofsefsed (possessed) of Twenty head of Cattle, and four Horses, is desirous of imbarking in agricultural pursuits. That having sufficent means to cultivate a farm. Memorialist most Respectfully presents himself to your Excellency's notice, praying your Excellency's favourable consideration to such indulgence. Memorialist therefor most humbly begs your Excellency's gracious consideration to these circumstances, in the hope that you will deem memorialist worthy to participate in your Excellency's beneficence by granting him a Farm of Land.