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Prisoner name: Thomas Pine. Prisoner occupation: Servant in husbandry. Court and...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/157

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Date
1829 Apr 1
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Prisoner name: Thomas Pine.

Prisoner occupation: Servant in husbandry.

Court and date of trial: Devon Lent Assizes 1829.

Crime: Sheep stealing - property of John Newton of Bridestow, Devon.

Initial sentence: Death commuted to two years' imprisonment.

Annotated: Nil 8 May 1829.

Petitioner(s): Three relatives, churchwarden and two previous employers.

Grounds for clemency: Previous unblemished character; has a wife and infant children; will be a useful member of society if released.

Other papers: Letter from Susanna Pine (the convict's wife), Elizabeth Pine (his mother) and William Pine (his father), of Bridestow, forwarding the petition.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ao 7
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Language
English
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