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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 name: Richard Phillips. Prisoner age: 24. Prisoner occupation: Grocer and...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/54/106
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- HO 17/54/106
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1830 Oct]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Richard Phillips.
Prisoner age: 24.
Prisoner occupation: Grocer and tea dealer near the Strand, London.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, October Sessions 1830.
Crime: Altering a receipt for money with intent to defraud William Houghton Flindon.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Not known here.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): Richard Phillips, the convict; Richard Phillips, the convict, undersigned by six inhabitants of London.
Grounds for clemency: He has a wife and seven children totally dependent upon him for support; in view of the distance from his native town of Leominster, and want of means, he is unable to procure the recommendations to his previous good character; first offence; he was in a good way of business and possessed a good capital, rendering it unnecessary for him to commit the crime of which he was innocent; he received frequent offers from the prosecutor to compromise for the offence, which he rejected having a confident reliance upon his innocence.
Additional Information: Held in Newgate Gaol and then on board Leviathan convict hulk at Portsea. Married his wife 'six years ago' who was already widowed with four children.
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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)
- IP 36
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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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