Thank you............and if you don't mind a second question.........where is Van Diemen's Land? I also noted that James was Transported merely on the say so of Walter. Seems rather frightening to me. In a message dated 6/9/2012 9:19:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: usually transported to Austrailia or to Van Diemen's Land. On 9 June 2012 14:01, <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you tell me what "Transported" means? > > > > > In a message dated 6/9/2012 5:23:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > [ Note added by Michael Purcell 2012 - > The following was transcribed circa 1947 by Edwin Boake for the Carlovina > Journal but was not submitted for publication because Edwin died shortly > after completing the transcriprion, the document remains unpublished up to > the present day. > It appears the details were transcribed from the recording book of the > Court Clerk at a General Assizes and General Gaol Delivery held in Carlow > on Monday, 26th March 1798. > I am grateful to the late Mr Boake of Brownshill for bringing this > document > to my attention.. > Extracts from the Court Clerk's book were scanned recently by Trevor > Clowry > and the scans posted on the CarlowIGP site. Readers are invited to match > Edwin's transcription with their own. ] > Edwin Boake Papers.. > 1798. > James Cavanagh committed for trial by Walter Cavanagh on 18th November > 1797 and charged with being a wicked disposed person who on the 17th > November in the 38th Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the > Third, King, at Borris did Maliciously, Advisedly and Feloniesly did > Endeavour to Seduce Maurice Dermody, a person serving in his Majesties > forces by Land to wit - a private Soldier in his Majesties Wicklow > Regiment > of Militia, from his Duty and Allegiance to his Majesty by Advisedly and > Feloniesly proposing to Encouraging and Endeavouring to persuade Maurice > Dermody to become one of a Certain Seditious Traitorous and evil disposed > party and Society of persons United and Associated for the purpose of > Joining and Assisting the French Enemies of the King in case they should > Land in Ireland against the Duty of his Allegience as a Soldier. > For that James Cavanagh being an evil disposed person on 17th November in > the 38th Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, King, > at > Borris designedly and Unlawfully did propose to Urge, Encourage, Solicit, > and Endeavour to persuade Maurice Dermody, a private Soldier in his > Majesties Wicklow Regiment of Militia to join himself to associate with > and > become one of a Certain Wicked Seditious and designing party and Society > of > persons found and associated under the Name and Denomination of United > Irishmen to Evil Example and Against the Peace of the King, his Crown and > Dignity. > [ Morgan Cavanagh and Edward Cavanagh of St. Mullins acted as Bondsmen for > the above James Cavanagh. > It was ordered by the Court that James Cavanagh should be Transported for > life.. ]. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message