Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Richardson. Prisoner age: 22. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey,...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/54/136
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Richardson. Prisoner age: 22. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey,... dating from 1831 Dec 13 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/54/136
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Dec 13
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Richardson.
Prisoner age: 22.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, December Sessions 1831.
Crime: Stealing from the person, unspecified property of John Lock, of Chelsea Market, London in [December 1831].
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Not known here.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): James Richardson (the convict), undersigned by James Lock (prosecutor) and 50 inhabitants of Chelsea, London.
Grounds for clemency: First offence; previous good character; the disgrace falling upon the convict's afflicted mother.
Additional Information: Addresses are given for all signatories to the petition.
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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)
- IQ 23
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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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