Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (Anne O'Halloran, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of John O'Halloran...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/67/149
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Anne O'Halloran, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of John O'Halloran... dating from [1827] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/67/149
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1827]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (Anne O'Halloran, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of John O'Halloran convicted before Sergeant Torrins at Limerick on 27 March 1827 for breaching the Insurrection Act. Grounds for clemency: no other person from the City of Limerick was transported. Prisoner was harshly treated. Good conduct in New South Wales. Employed by the Government there. Wife has struggled to bring up family and look after farm alone. Asks for free passage home. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: 'is it usual under such circumstances to grant a free passage?' Free pardon and free passage granted. MM8
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- The National Archives, Kew
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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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