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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: Charlotte Smith. Court and date of trial: Gloucestershire Assizes,...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/35/79
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Charlotte Smith. Court and date of trial: Gloucestershire Assizes,... dating from 1828 Apr 15 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 15
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Prisoner name: Charlotte Smith.
Court and date of trial: Gloucestershire Assizes, Gloucester, 1828.
Crime: Stealing wearing apparel, from Edward Townsend.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Previous good character; connexions and former course of life, good'.
Petitioner(s): Charlotte Smith (the convict), undersigned by Edward Townsend (prosecutor), all the trial jurymen, James Wood (committing magistrate), Richard Jones (prospective employer) and three inhabitants of [Gloucester].
Grounds for clemency: She was apprehended, tried and convicted all on the same day without being able to arrange counsel; her first offence; her good conduct in gaol.
Other papers: Judge's report by Sir James Park stating that some security should be given if remission be granted.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- En 29
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- Public Record(s)
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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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