Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (Elizabeth Cox, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of William Cox...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/59/58
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Elizabeth Cox, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of William Cox... dating from [1832 Jan 1] 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)
- [1832 Jan 1]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (Elizabeth Cox, the prisoner's wife) on behalf of William Cox committed to gaol in Maidstone, Kent for non-payment of £10 fine imposed for hawking without a licence on 7 December 1831 in Deptford. There is a copy of the warrant dated 1 January 1832 issued by magistrate Thomas Shipman. Grounds for clemency: While prisoner in gaol unable to support wife and 3 children, suffering poverty and distress, too poor to pay for licence or fine, good behaviour while in gaol which confirmed by letter dated 8 January 1832. Initial sentence: 3 months imprisonment. KQ 9
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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