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1 individual petition (the Reverend John Calthrop) on behalf of Richard Knight convicted...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/137

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (the Reverend John Calthrop) on behalf of Richard Knight convicted... dating from 1824 June in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/67/137
Date
1824 June
Description

1 individual petition (the Reverend John Calthrop) on behalf of Richard Knight convicted at Lincoln Epiphany Sessions 1824 of stealing pigs. Grounds for clemency: had an alibi and should have been acquitted but the jury convicted him. Mistaken for another man named William Robinson. Affidavit of William Stewart confessing to the theft. Initial sentence: transportation for 7 years. MK45

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
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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