Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (H Perry, victim) on behalf of William Knight convicted on...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/4/135
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (H Perry, victim) on behalf of William Knight convicted on... dating from 1835 Mar 3 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/4/135
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835 Mar 3
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1 individual petition (H Perry, victim) on behalf of William Knight convicted on 19 January 1835 [court not specified] for maliciously cutting trees belonging to H Perry. There is also a letter from Edward Pitman, Keeper at Shepton Mallet House of Correction [Somerset], confirming the expiry date of the sentence and a letter from G Burroughs, Surgeon at Shepton Mallet Gaol, stating that the prisoner spent time in hospital because he is infirm and weak. Grounds for clemency: prisoner old and in poor health so unlikely to survive period of imprisonment, prisoner's sons have asked forgiveness on behalf of father, release from prison will make prisoner better man. Initial sentence: 4 months in Shepton Mallet House of Correction. Annotated: Henry Hobhouse committing magistrate recommends discharge, free pardon. AV 44
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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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