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2 individual petitions (Samuel Wendon, father) and 1 collective petition (6 people...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/50/216

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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (Samuel Wendon, father) and 1 collective petition (6 people... dating from 1828-1829 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/50/216
Date
1828-1829
Description

2 individual petitions (Samuel Wendon, father) and 1 collective petition (6 people of Little Stapleford, Essex, including the prosecutor) on behalf of Thomas Wendon convicted at Essex Quarter Sessions October 1826 for stealing a piece of sail cloth on 16 September 1826 property of Richard Scale, farmer. Gaoler's report: an abandoned character on board Ganymede. Grounds for clemency: prisoner is of good character, is penitent, wife died because of distress of prisoner's first offence leaving 3 small children on the parish, was a comfort to his parents. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. HN54

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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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