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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 66 character witnesses on behalf of Ann Smith...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/58/152

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 66 character witnesses on behalf of Ann Smith... dating from 1829 Nov 9 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/58/152
Date
1829 Nov 9
Description

1 individual petition (prisoner) and 66 character witnesses on behalf of Ann Smith servant convicted at Somerset Quarter Session Taunton in October 1829 of stealing money. Grounds for clemency: a man and a woman stole a watch and handed it to prisoner then ran away, she was too far from her home to get character witnesses at her trial. Initial sentence: 14 years' transportation. Gaoler's report: character good as far as known. Annotated: nil. KO52

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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