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Prisoner's name: John Keen. Prisoner's occupation: Agricultural labourer. Court and...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/3/8

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This record is about the Prisoner's name: John Keen. Prisoner's occupation: Agricultural labourer. Court and... dating from 1830 Jul 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/3/8
Date
1830 Jul 26
Description

Prisoner's name: John Keen.

Prisoner's occupation: Agricultural labourer.

Court and date of trial: Buckinghamshire Summer Assizes June 14 1830.

Crime: Stealing one ewe lamb.

Initial sentence: Death, commuted to two years imprisonment.

Petitioner: 25 householders of Penn [Buckinghamshire].

Grounds for clemency: Not a hardened offender and repents of the crime.; he would become a useful member of society if freed; his employers found his work satisfactory; has lately got in with a disreputable crowd.

Other papers: 2 letters from James Knollis, Vicar of Penn enclosing and supporting petition; request from Peel to find out more about the case.

Additional Information: Convicted with James Cannon.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
AP 8
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11654742/

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