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A recommendation for remission of sentence from Stafford Gaol of a female convict,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/58/123

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This record is about the A recommendation for remission of sentence from Stafford Gaol of a female convict,... dating from 1828 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/58/123
Date
1828
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A recommendation for remission of sentence from Stafford Gaol of a female convict, Elizabeth Woodford, convicted at Lent Assizes 1828 of receiving stolen goods, signed by 10 magistrates, the Governor Thomas Bruton, the matron and the chaplain. Grounds for clemency: exemplary conduct in prison, mother of 12 children, bad health, former good character, first offence. Initial sentence: 14 years' transportation. Annotated: discharge her, free pardon prepared November 1829. KO23

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10537588/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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