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1 individual petition (Robert Poole, the prisoner's father) and 2 collective petitions...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/74

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Robert Poole, the prisoner's father) and 2 collective petitions... dating from [1830] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/74
Date
[1830]
Description

1 individual petition (Robert Poole, the prisoner's father) and 2 collective petitions (Ann Poole and Robert Poole, the prisoner's parents; 4 people) on behalf of Thomas Poole convicted at the Old Bailey in January 1830 for stealing a tea caddy. Gaoler's report: not known before, ordered to hulks. Grounds for clemency: only 14 years old, employer willing to give him a good character reference but killed in carriage accident before trial, distress of parents if sent out of country, first offence. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated: nil. NO 25

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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/C11606350/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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