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1 individual petition (Frederick Vincent, committing magistrate) on behalf of Edmund...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/73/145

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This record is about the 1 individual petition (Frederick Vincent, committing magistrate) on behalf of Edmund... dating from 1831 Feb 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/73/145
Date
1831 Feb 21
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1 individual petition (Frederick Vincent, committing magistrate) on behalf of Edmund Wingrove convicted at Buckinghamshire Special Assizes in January 1831 for destroying machinery on 29 November. Gaoler's report: character generally good, in custody once before. Grounds for clemency: previous excellent character, both former employers prepared to employ him again, good worker, ill in prison hospital because so distressed at shame caused. Initial sentence: death commuted to 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil, answered 25 February 1831. NP 44

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Language
English
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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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