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1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of George Thomas, shoemaker, tried at...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/139

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of George Thomas, shoemaker, tried at... dating from 1824 Sept in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HO 17/67/139
Date
1824 Sept
Description

1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of George Thomas, shoemaker, tried at York Lent Assizes on 20 March 1824 for murder of his seven month old child and acquitted on the grounds of insanity but ordered to remain in custody. Grounds for clemency: wife and two children to support. Has been restored to sound mind. Surgeon's certificates as to prisoner's state of mind. Depositions from George Champney, surgeon and prison governor and deputy as to the prisoner's state of mind. Annotated: nil. MK47

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10537758/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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