Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (9 people) on behalf of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/59/62
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (9 people) on behalf of... dating from 1831 Dec 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/59/62
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Dec 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (9 people) on behalf of Sarah Davis convicted at the Old Bailey in December 1831 for stealing handkerchiefs, property of Frederick King. Grounds for clemency: previous good character, aged 47 and mother of large family, went out with lodger Mary Collins, who, unknown to the prisoner, was shoplifting and both were arrested, her sister Jane Worthington was a servant in Lord Melbourne's and Lord Carlton's family, with no blemish on her character. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Gaoler's report: not known here. KQ 13
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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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