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2 individual petitions (Elisa Rial, the prisoner's mother and Robert Hume, rector)...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/125

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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (Elisa Rial, the prisoner's mother and Robert Hume, rector)... dating from 1831 Jan 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/125
Date
1831 Jan 21
Description

2 individual petitions (Elisa Rial, the prisoner's mother and Robert Hume, rector) and 1 collective petition (3 people) on behalf of Charles Ryles [Charles Rial] convicted at Lynn Quarter Sessions Norfolk in October 1830 for stealing silver spoons from his lodgings. Gaoler's report: very mischievous; connections believed to be very respectable. Ground for clemency: only 16, not hardened criminal, tempted into crime after leaving home by older boy, first offence, previous good character, respectable family. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. NP 24

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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2 individual petitions (Elisa Rial, the prisoner's mother and Robert Hume, rector)...

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