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Prisoner name: Isaac Evans. Prisoner age: 26. Prisoner occupation: Yeoman. Court...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/119

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HO 17/2/119
Date
1828 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: Isaac Evans.

Prisoner age: 26.

Prisoner occupation: Yeoman.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions 14 April 1828.

Crime: Embezzlement - property of Mr Starling an engraver of Wilmington Square, Clerkenwell [Middlesex] value £3 10s.

Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation.

Gaoler's report: Conduct orderly.

Annotated: Nil 2 May 1828.

Petitioner(s): 17 people of Llandilo, Carmarthen. Convict, with four character references.

Grounds for clemency: Respectable family; evidence had been destroyed; prosecutor was malicious and owed him money.

Other papers: Deposition of Isaac Evans. A letter from John Philips of Llandilo forwarding petition. Letter to George Rice Trevor from the convict's father asking him to see Mr Capper on behalf of the convict. Letter from Mr Jones to Mr Peel asking for more time to present papers in favour of Isaac Evans.

Additional Information: Convict held in Newgate.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 19
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024820/

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