Prisoner name(s): George Leech. Prisoner age: 22. Prisoner occupation: Linen...

Prisoner name(s): George Leech.

Prisoner age: 22.

Prisoner occupation: Linen weaver and warehouseman.

Court and date of trial: West Riding of Yorkshire Michaelmas Quarter Sessions, Sheffield, October 1828.

Crime: [Stealing from the person] of John Copely ten shillings in silver coin believed to have arisen from a gambling transaction.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Annotated (Outcome): Enquiry to be made as to conduct on the hulks.

Petitioner(s): George Leech (the convict) undersigned by 14 manufacturers of Barnsley and supported by a letter from W Alderson (trial judge) addressed to Lord Wharncliffe together with a response addressed to the [Home Department] in the convict's favour.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His previous irreproachable character; his crime did not originate in any hardened or vicious principles; the under-signatories to the petition are willing to employ him if he is liberated.

Other papers: Letter from Henry Jackson transmitting a memorial [not present] from the inhabitants of Barnsley in opposition to the petition for the convict's release.

Additional Information: Held on board Dolphin convict hulk. He was indicted with an accomplice named Goodyeare. The crime also involved three others, un-named [who appear not to have apprehended].