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2 individual petitions (prisoner and John Webster, Session Clerk) on behalf of Robert...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/83

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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (prisoner and John Webster, Session Clerk) on behalf of Robert... dating from 1819 Jan 1 - 1822 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/67/83
Date
1819 Jan 1 - 1822 Dec 31
Description

2 individual petitions (prisoner and John Webster, Session Clerk) on behalf of Robert Hay, farmer, convicted at the Justiciary Court at Aberdeen in September 1819 of uttering a forged bill of exchange to the value of thirty pounds. Three letters advising on progress in case and forwarding petitions. Grounds for clemency: wholly ignorant that the bill was forged. Lost out as he had given full value for its amount. 33 years of age. Previous good character. Has a wife and two young children. Family reduced to deepest misery. Been on the hulks for two years and four months. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated: 'Nil.' MH37

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Language
English
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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