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Prisoner name: Ann Greaves. Court and date of trial: Cambridge Town Epiphany Sessions...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/139

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HO 17/2/139
Date
1828 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: Ann Greaves.

Court and date of trial: Cambridge Town Epiphany Sessions [Cambridgeshire] held on 14 January 1828 and adjourned to 16 April 1828.

Crime: Felony.

Initial sentence: Nine months' imprisonment.

Annotated: Granted 19 April 1828; remission prepared April 1828.

Correspondence: Letter from The Mayor, five gentlemen and two Justices of the Peace recommending the convict to mercy and noting that she has conducted herself 'with exemplary diligence and good order' while confined and prevented the escape of a notorious house breaker. Recommendation to mitigation of the rest of her sentence from William Coe and A S Abbott Justices of the Peace. A note from G B White, Town Clerk, transferring the recommendation and noting that the convict was in prison eight weeks before her trial.

Additional Information: The convict was held in Cambridge Town Gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 29
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024840/

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