Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
2 individual petitions (Elizabeth Bell, prisoner's wife) and 3 collective petitions...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/4/57
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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (Elizabeth Bell, prisoner's wife) and 3 collective petitions... dating from 1835 June 20 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835 June 20
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2 individual petitions (Elizabeth Bell, prisoner's wife) and 3 collective petitions (71 inhabitants of Trowbridge, Wiltshire giving occupations, 58 tradesmen of City of London and 11 jury members) and accompanying letter from M Fitzgerald on behalf of John Bell, woollen manufacturer, convicted at the Old Bailey in April 1834 for receiving stolen wool belonging to Messrs Smith and Duff. Gaolers report: former character irreproachable - highly respectable connexions. Grounds for clemency: known as respectable businessman for over 30 years, irreproachable character, sight impaired, aged 53, jury recommended mercy. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation commuted to 7 years imprisonment (petition of Elizabeth Bell states 3 and a half years imprisonment). Annotated: not sufficiently long in penitentiary. AT 5
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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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