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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner's name: George Cooper. Prisoner's age: 32. Prisoner's occupation: chairmaker....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/3/33
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This record is about the Prisoner's name: George Cooper. Prisoner's age: 32. Prisoner's occupation: chairmaker.... dating from 1830 Sept 30 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 17/3/33
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Sept 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner's name: George Cooper.
Prisoner's age: 32.
Prisoner's occupation: chairmaker.
Court and date of trial: Sussex Quarter Sessions at Horsham 13 July 1830.
Crime: Stealing money from the person of William Julett a silk handkerchief, a tobacco box (value 9d) 2 sovereigns, one half sovereign and eight shillings in silver.
Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character bad; good conduct on the Leviathan.
Annotated: Scrofula - bad character; free pardon 3 March 1835.
Petitioner: George Cooper, the prisoner's brother and 95 people of Horsham; the convict; Robert Henry Hurst; George Cooper, the prisoner's brother.
Grounds for clemency: Prisoner's health bad; has served 5 years on the hulks; bore an honest character; asks for James Worsfold's confession to be taken as he confessed to the crime; no previous crime or indebtedness.
Other papers: A letter from Thomas Coppard forwarding the petition.
Additional Information: On board Leviathan at Portsmouth.
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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 33
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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/C11654767/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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