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Prisoner name: Henry Hagon. Prisoner age: 16. Court and date of trial: Norwich Quarter...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/197

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Henry Hagon. Prisoner age: 16. Court and date of trial: Norwich Quarter... dating from 1829 Apr - 1829 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/197
Date
1829 Apr - 1829 May
Description

Prisoner name: Henry Hagon.

Prisoner age: 16.

Court and date of trial: Norwich Quarter Sessions [Norfolk] April 1829.

Crime: Larceny - 'some leather property of Mr James Howell'.

Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character bad.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): The convict and 14 people including the prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency: His youth; he feels sorrow and repentance at the crime; admits guilt but this was the only crime he ever committed; previously an honest and industrious character.

Other papers: A letter from Alderman W Rackham forwarding the petition.

Additional Information: In Norwich Gaol, Norfolk.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ao 47
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024898/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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