Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Soper. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Exeter City...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/172
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Soper. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Exeter City... dating from 1829 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/2/172
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Soper.
Prisoner age: 24.
Court and date of trial: Exeter City Sessions [Devon] April 1829.
Crime: Burglary at the shop of Mr Westlake, grocer.
Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life.
Petitioner(s): John Soper, the convict's father, a stonemason, with a character reference from 39 people.
Grounds for clemency: Convict has a good character but cannot distinguish between right and wrong; he is subject to fits; father has supported a large family with no parochial relief; asks for him to be sent to the penitentiary.
Other papers: A letter vouching for the good character of the signatories.
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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 22
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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