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1 individual petition (Ann Phelps, the prisoner's mother) on behalf of George Parsons...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/116

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Ann Phelps, the prisoner's mother) on behalf of George Parsons... dating from [1831] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/116
Date
[1831]
Description

1 individual petition (Ann Phelps, the prisoner's mother) on behalf of George Parsons Phelps convicted at the Old Bailey in February 1831 for stealing a pair of trousers, value 14s. Gaoler's report: here before. Grounds for clemency: age 13, distress of mother. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. NP 15

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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