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Prisoner name: Patrick Tobin; John Donaughua; Thomas Redden; Dennis McCarty; Frances...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/35/85

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Patrick Tobin; John Donaughua; Thomas Redden; Dennis McCarty; Frances... dating from 1828 Apr 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/35/85
Date
1828 Apr 21
Description

Prisoner name: Patrick Tobin; John Donaughua; Thomas Redden; Dennis McCarty; Frances Donnaven; Frances Powell and James Sulleven.

Court and date of trial: Middlesex Sessions, Hicks Hall, September 1827.

Crime: Assault upon the parish officers of Whitechapel September 1827.

Initial sentence: 12 months imprisonment with hard labour.

Annotated: 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The convicts.

Grounds for clemency: With the exception of James Sulleven, they all claim mistaken identity on a dark night; their previous good character; they have suffered seven months of the sentence and their families are in great distress.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
En 35
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504478/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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