Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Gee. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: In auction and brokering...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/131
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- HO 17/2/131
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 3
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Gee.
Prisoner age: 18.
Prisoner occupation: In auction and brokering business.
Court and date of trial: Surrey Lent Assizes held on 3 April 1828.
Crime: Stealing (11 tame) rabbits from Mr Bartlett.
Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation (or transportation for life).
Gaoler's report: Bad character - convicted before.
Annotated: Nil 17 April 1828.
Petitioner(s): Sarah Berry, the convict's mother, from Borough, Surrey, with character references from 20 others (some previous employers).
Grounds for clemency: Prisoner did not know they were stolen; led astray by others convicted with him; good and industrious character; health in a delicate state.
Other papers: Character reference from R C Mullett, Auctioneer, Old Kent Road.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- An 31
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- Public Record(s)
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- 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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