Transactions, Vol. 30 By Royal Society of Arts The following Certificates were sent to the Society in corroboration of Mr AUSTIN's statement
We, the undernamed, do certify that Mr John AUSTIN of Grange, parish of Donaghedy, Barony of Strabone, county of Tiron, did in 1806 commence the embankment of the low lands of Grange, situated on the river Foyle distant from Derry about 7 miles over which, at spring tides, the whole surface was covered and frequently at neap tides also; which rendered the ground nearly useless, covering the surface from 1 to 3, four and sometimes 5 feet of water and by completing the embankment, together with draining, making of roads, &c. through the same the land, is now in good cultivation, that which is in meadow giving from 3 to 4 tons of hay per acre, other parts of it in oats and potatoes generally productive. Also in 1808, that he embanked at the same place and attached to the former improvement, an island and marsh, containing about 100 acres and on the marsh, where boats of large burthen, formerly plied remarkable good oats, have been reaped this season, the whole land enclosed being rendered extremely productive from its low marshy state of waste. We beg leave to recommend Mr John AUSTIN from his industry, care and attention in accomplishing the same, as worthy of the attention of your highly honourable Society 19 Nov. 1811 Stewart HAMILTON Rector of Camas Arthur HAMILTON Rector of Donaghedy J. HAMILTON Collector of Strabane James HAMILTON Justice of Peace for Tyrone transcribed by Teena from https://bit.ly/2kPfawp Happy Hunting! Teena _______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
