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Prisoner name: James Henry Morris. Prisoner age: 29. Court and date of trial: Old...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/41/56

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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Henry Morris. Prisoner age: 29. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1831 Sep 27 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/41/56

Date

1831 Sep 27

Description

Prisoner name: James Henry Morris.

Prisoner age: 29.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions 1831.

Crime: Stealing stockings, property of Edward Hill of 93 High Street, Shadwell, Middlesex.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Not known here.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): James Henry Morris, the prisoner.

Grounds for clemency: First offence; wife in 'dangerous state' of health; requests to serve imprisonment in this country.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in Newgate gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

FQ56

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Public Record(s)

Language

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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