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1 collective petition (convicts) on behalf of Catherine Halfpenny, Mary Ann Shoulds...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/46/152

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This record is about the 1 collective petition (convicts) on behalf of Catherine Halfpenny, Mary Ann Shoulds... dating from 1832 Sept 3 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/46/152
Date
1832 Sept 3
Description

1 collective petition (convicts) on behalf of Catherine Halfpenny, Mary Ann Shoulds and Eleanor Smith, convicted at the Middlesex Quarter Sessions in December 1831, for uttering counterfeit coin. There is also a governor's report from G L Chesterton, governor at Cold Bath Fields House of Correction confirming the prison sentence served by convicts. Grounds for clemency: have served 6 months with hard labour and have been in prison for a further 4 months with no prospect of paying the sureties. Initial sentence: 6 months imprisonment and sureties for 6 months. Annotated: remission prepared 14 September 1832. GR 30

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10340643/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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