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Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson). Prisoner age: 24....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/17

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson). Prisoner age: 24.... dating from 1828 May 1 - 1828 May 16 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/26/17
Date
1828 May 1 - 1828 May 16
Description

Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson).

Prisoner age: 24.

Prisoner occupation: Chair maker.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions 1828.

Crime: Burglary.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 7 May 1828.

Petitioner(s): Samuel Robertson (prisoner) and 14 inhabitants of London.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent; the prisoner obtained an honest livelihood through his chair making business; in the event of mercy, the prisoner will again become a useful member of society.

Other papers: A letter from Samuel Robertson thanking the Home Secretary Robert Peel for saving his life signed by 13 people.

Additional Information: The prisoner was tried with James Barrett and John Brown.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cn17
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456076/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson). Prisoner age: 24....

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