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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (26 inhabitants of Liverpool...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/4/79

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (26 inhabitants of Liverpool... dating from 1834 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/4/79
Date
1834
Description

1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (26 inhabitants of Liverpool [Lancashire] with addresses and trades) on behalf of Henry Hopwood convicted at the Lancaster Lent Assizes in March 1834 for receiving stolen goods. Gaoler's report: 'supposed to be connected with gang of receivers'. Grounds for clemency: wife and 2 young children to support, previous honest and industrious character, young age, victim of police operation to convict main culprits. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: nil. AT 27

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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/C10537889/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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