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1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of William Reading convicted at the Westminster...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/118

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of William Reading convicted at the Westminster... dating from [1830; 1831] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/118
Date
[1830; 1831]
Description

1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of William Reading convicted at the Westminster Sessions on 2 December 1830 for obtaining goods by false pretences from Bricknell and Furness, wax chandlers. Gaoler's report: character not known. Grounds for clemency: parents brought him up to be honest and industrious but he rebelled, if sent to penitentiary could learn a trade to earn a living when released. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil, ordered to hulks 'he had better not go to the penitentiary'. NP 17

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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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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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