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1 collective petition (Thomas Morgan and Eleanor Morgan, the prisoner's parents)...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/147

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This record is about the 1 collective petition (Thomas Morgan and Eleanor Morgan, the prisoner's parents)... dating from 1827 July in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/67/147
Date
1827 July
Description

1 collective petition (Thomas Morgan and Eleanor Morgan, the prisoner's parents) on behalf of David Morgan convicted at the Old Bailey in December 1826 of stealing from the person. Grounds for clemency: wife and three small children dependent on the prisoner's parents. Prisoner's father is a woodcutter so has little money. Asks for sentence to be mitigated due to his good conduct. Gaoler's Report: 'here before.' Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: cannot be granted. MM6

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
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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