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1 collective petition (21 people, from Great Yeldham, Essex) on behalf of James Hart,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/46/155

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This record is about the 1 collective petition (21 people, from Great Yeldham, Essex) on behalf of James Hart,... dating from 1832 Sept in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/46/155
Date
1832 Sept
Description

1 collective petition (21 people, from Great Yeldham, Essex) on behalf of James Hart, convicted at the Suffolk Quarter Sessions in Bury on 10 April 1832, for larceny. Grounds for clemency: the main culprit was Abel Hardy, Hart was in his company when the theft of a coat was committed but took no part in it, previous good character - sober and honest, comes from a very large and poor family and he was one of the wage earners. Initial sentence: 18 months imprisonment in the gaol in Bury. Annotated: nil and letter to the Reverend E W Clarke 14 September 1832. GR 33

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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