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2 individual petitions (Mary Miller, the prisoner's wife (2 copies) and R Campbell...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/4/138

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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (Mary Miller, the prisoner's wife (2 copies) and R Campbell... dating from 1835 Mar 25 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/4/138
Date
1835 Mar 25
Description

2 individual petitions (Mary Miller, the prisoner's wife (2 copies) and R Campbell Scarlett) on behalf of Robert Miller convicted at the Norwich City Quarter Sessions on 16 January 1834 for stealing 2 barrels of porter from Henry Martineau, porter merchant of Norwich [Norfolk]. Grounds for clemency: sentence too severe for first offence, previous honest and good character, wife and 8 children left destitute. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Gaoler's report: character not much known, married 7 children, conduct good on Leviathan. Annotated: nil. AV 47

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
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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