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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: George Green. Prisoner age: 15. Court and date of trial: Kent Lent...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/140
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This record is about the Prisoner name: George Green. Prisoner age: 15. Court and date of trial: Kent Lent... dating from 1828 Mar 29 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/2/140
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Mar 29
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Prisoner name: George Green.
Prisoner age: 15.
Court and date of trial: Kent Lent Assizes 1828 held at Maidstone.
Crime: Stealing meat from a shop - Mr Stanley butcher.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Bad character and connections - before in prison, brother and father both convicted of felony.
Annotated: Nil 9 April 1828.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Green of Maidstone, the convict's father and 15 others.
Grounds for clemency: Did not steal meat but was asked by others to dispose of it; can provide good character references (two enclosed); his youth; distressed parents; asks for him to be given another chance.
Other papers: Character reference signed by Thomas How and William Milgate.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- An 40
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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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