Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: George Cantlebury. Prisoner age: 20. Prisoner occupation: Late mate...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/164
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- HO 17/2/164
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 May 17
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Prisoner name: George Cantlebury.
Prisoner age: 20.
Prisoner occupation: Late mate of the merchant ship Minerva of Plymouth, Devon.
Court and date of trial: Plymouth Quarter Sessions [Devon] May 1829.
Crime: Larceny of a quantity of iron.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Has borne a very good character.'
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): The convict, with 20 character references.
Grounds for clemency: He has respectable connections; previous good character; has a pregnant wife who is most distressed; asks to serve his sentence in the Navy.
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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)
- Ao 14
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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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