Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (18 associates of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/40/98
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (18 associates of... dating from 1829 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/40/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (18 associates of the prisoner) on behalf of William Clapson, farm bailiff, convicted at Kent Winter Assizes at Maidstone on 15 December 1828 for embezzlement of £2 16 shillings from the Reverend Dr Steavens. Grounds for clemency: Clapson claimed that the alleged embezzlement was in fact a straightforward dispute between Steavens, his employer and himself over the proceeds of the sale of livestock. Gaoler's Report: character good. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. FO48
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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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