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Prisoner name: James Cater. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Servant to Captain...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/102

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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Cater. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Servant to Captain... dating from 1828 Mar 27 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/102
Date
1828 Mar 27
Description

Prisoner name: James Cater.

Prisoner age: 18.

Prisoner occupation: Servant to Captain Owen of the Euryalus.

Court and date of trial: Devon Lent Assizes 1824.

Crime: Stealing a watch.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Behaved well in gaol'.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): James Cater, father, of 4 Charles Street, Plymouth [Devon].

Grounds for clemency: Has served three years on the Euryalus; recognises his guilt; shows readiness to reform.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024803/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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