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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (3 people including prosecutor)...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/51

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (3 people including prosecutor)... dating from [1829; 1830] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/51
Date
[1829; 1830]
Description

1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (3 people including prosecutor) on behalf of William James, carpenter, convicted at the Old Bailey in December 1829 for burglary against Joseph Delaney at the Red Lion, Windmill Street. Grounds for clemency: first offence, sister totally dependent on him, drunk when committed crime so not aware what he was doing, led astray by others who were the ring leaders. Initial sentence: death commuted to life transportation. NO 2

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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/C11606327/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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