Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (5 inhabitants of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/87
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (5 inhabitants of... dating from 1822 Mar in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/67/87
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1822 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (5 inhabitants of Surrey) on behalf of William Petty, labourer, convicted at Southwark Quarter Sessions in January 1822 of stealing lead, the property of J Spicer of Esher Place, Surrey. Grounds for clemency: previous good character. Earned an honest livelihood for himself, wife and six children. Committed act in an unguarded moment. Asks to remain in the country so that his wife and children will not be reduced to poverty and distress. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated:' Nil.' MH42
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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