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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (22 people) on behalf...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/134
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (22 people) on behalf... dating from 1831 Feb 8 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/73/134
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Feb 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (22 people) on behalf of and 1 individual petition (Joseph White, prosecutor) against Alfred Townsend, milkman convicted at Bath Quarter Sessions on 3 January 1831 for assault against Joseph White, farmer. Grounds for clemency: sister and father dependent on him, committed assault after provocation from White, could produce no witnesses at trial, too severe a sentence. Grounds against clemency: from a bad family who might attack victim's cattle, only signed collective petition through fear of reprisals. Initial sentence: 3 months' imprisonment and fined £5. Annotated: nil. NP 33
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11606410/
Series information
HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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