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Correspondence regarding William Bromley, ex-soldier, convicted in Shropshire on...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/40/110

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This record is about the Correspondence regarding William Bromley, ex-soldier, convicted in Shropshire on... dating from 1830 Oct 18 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/40/110
Date
1830 Oct 18
Description

Correspondence regarding William Bromley, ex-soldier, convicted in Shropshire on 12 August 1829 for sheep stealing. There is a certificate of insanity from Darwin and Hewitt. Grounds for clemency: the prisoner is an ex-soldier discharged on 10 December 1818 on a per diem pension but subject to temporary fits of derangement probably caused by a head wound. Removed to the county of Chester lunatic asylum 22 December 1830. FP7

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10546666/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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