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Prisoner name: Thomas Jones. Court and date of trial: Salford Sessions [Lancashire]...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/18

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HO 17/2/18
Date
1821
Description

Prisoner name: Thomas Jones.

Court and date of trial: Salford Sessions [Lancashire] 27 October 1818.

Crime: Fraud - defrauding the parish of Manchester [Lancashire] of £6.

Initial sentence: Three years' imprisonment.

Annotated: Considered by Lord Sidmouth 21 June 1821; nil.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner.

Grounds for clemency: Suffers from bodily wounds acquired in His Late Majesty's service the result of imprisonment; served in various regiments; has served most of his sentence and was confined before his trial.

Additional Information: In the Castle of Lancaster. The convict is from Manchester.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ah 18
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024719/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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