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Prisoner name: Robert Sant. Prisoner age: 21 years. Court and date of trial: Worcestershire...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/27/134

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Robert Sant. Prisoner age: 21 years. Court and date of trial: Worcestershire... dating from 1833 Jun 13 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/27/134
Date
1833 Jun 13
Description

Prisoner name: Robert Sant.

Prisoner age: 21 years.

Court and date of trial: Worcestershire Lent Assizes, Worcester, March 1833.

Crime: Horse stealing, namely one mare, value £15, from Elizabeth Winwood at Hartlebury (Worcestershire) on 27 September 1832.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: 'Character etc not known'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): Robert Sant (the convict) undersigned by [Mr] Hallam (former employer) with a character appended by Elizabeth Winwood (prosecutrix) and 11 inhabitants of [Hartlebury].

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Previous good character; first offence; his contrition; his youth and inexperience; his former employer offers to take him on again.

Other papers: Letter from E Robinson MP transmitting the petition to the Home Department.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cs 18
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Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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