Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner's name: John Coles [John Cole]. Court and date of trial: Somerset Summer...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/3/31
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/3/31
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Sept 1
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner's name: John Coles [John Cole].
Court and date of trial: Somerset Summer Assizes at Wells, 16 August 1830.
Crime: Robbery of £2 from Edward Hill, footman to Lord Mountsandford.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner: Thomas Cole and Martha Cole, the prisoner's parents and 7 people.
Grounds for clemency: Parents have brought up 10 children without blemish apart from present crime; the footman attacked him and planted the money; his counsel persuaded him not to call witnesses; son's previous good character; aged and distressed parents.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AP 31
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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