Item
[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 (40 people) with accompanying...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/140
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (40 people) with accompanying... 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/73/140
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1830; 1831]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (40 people) with accompanying letter from Mr Rose on behalf of Thomas Whatley convicted at Wiltshire Special Assizes in December 1830 for destroying machinery, property of Brazier and Company, carpet manufacturers of Wilton. Grounds for clemency: present at crime but not active participant, did not personally destroy machinery, led astray by others who instigated crime, only 17, did not realise seriousness of crime. Initial sentence: death commuted to life transportation. Annotated: nil. NP 39
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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/C11606416/
Series information
HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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