CURIOUS BEQUEST BY AN IRISH QUAKERESS
■9 » ■ " The following is from the 1 st will •and Ustam-nt of a Quaker la Is*, Miss 'Hanghton, who r cently died in .Dublin : —I give and bequeath after my •death the sum of a thousand pounds *ati*rling to the National cause for the of Ireland — liberty for >my country to rule herself. Being a Repealer in my youth, I am unable to understand the political phases of latter days. I prefer th« interest of the £1000, which I hope will be £50 per I annum, to be given yearly to the highest and purest form of managing a National Government for my beloved country. I thank God for his mercies, and for permitting me the power of thus testifying to my country the approval of every effort she makes to freedom." Proceedings will be tak«n "to givo effect to Miss Hnug'.iton's intensions.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1471, 17 November 1884, Page 3
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149CURIOUS BEQUEST BY AN IRISH QUAKERESS Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1471, 17 November 1884, Page 3
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