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Prisoner name: Samuel Langham. Court and date of trial: [Not stated]. Crime: [Not...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/36

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Samuel Langham. Court and date of trial: [Not stated]. Crime: [Not... dating from 1821 Aug in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/36
Date
1821 Aug
Description

Prisoner name: Samuel Langham.

Court and date of trial: [Not stated].

Crime: [Not stated].

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): Samuel Langham and Sarah Langham, the convict's parents.

Grounds for clemency: Led astray by others; parents hope he will reform.

Other papers: Commander in Chief, Horse Guards forwarding petition.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ah 36
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024737/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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