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1 individual petition (Mr Maberley) on behalf of David Lilley convicted at the Old...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/62

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Mr Maberley) on behalf of David Lilley convicted at the Old... dating from 1830 Jan 28; 1830 June 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/62
Date
1830 Jan 28; 1830 June 26
Description

1 individual petition (Mr Maberley) on behalf of David Lilley convicted at the Old Bailey in January 1830 for stealing 2 bottles of wine. There are 2 letters from the prisoner to his wife asking her to let his brothers know his situation and to send him more clothing. There is a note from the Police Office at Marylebone explaining the letters were found on a woman named Lilley now committed to Newgate prison. It is also annotated: 'this man is regular draysman - he was convicted of stealing trunks of clothing from a stagecoach.' Gaoler's report: not known here, ordered to hulks. Grounds for clemency: whether the coachman's evidence was reliable, sentence too severe. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated: nil. NO 13

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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