Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (Colonel Powell, committing magistrate) and 1 collective petition...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/144
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Colonel Powell, committing magistrate) and 1 collective petition... dating from 1831 Jan 24 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 17/73/144
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Jan 24
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (Colonel Powell, committing magistrate) and 1 collective petition (24 people from Hereford) with accompanying letter from Robert Price MP on behalf of Henry Williams convicted at Hereford Quarter Sessions in January 1831 for sending a threatening letter to John Monkhouse. Grounds for clemency: not in sound state of mind, did not realise consequences of actions, elderly parents unable to make these facts known at trial, previous good conduct although history of being odd character, difference of opinion at trial as to whether sentence should be 7 or 14 years transportation. Initial sentence: 14 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. NP 43
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11606420/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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