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Prisoner name: John Harper. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/147

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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Harper. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court... dating from 1828 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/147
Date
1828 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: John Harper.

Prisoner age: 18.

Prisoner occupation: Labourer.

Court and date of trial: Kent Lent Assizes 1828.

Crime: Stealing from a counting house belonging to Henry Simmons some money.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: Character bad - before in prison.

Annotated: Nil 9 April 1828.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner and 28 others.

Grounds for clemency: Acknowledges justice of conviction; no previous offence; parents both over sixty and distressed; feels contrition.

Additional Information: In Maidstone Gaol, Kent. Tried with Joseph Pevren.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 47
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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