Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): John Robinson. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Nottingham...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/16
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): John Robinson. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Nottingham... dating from 1828 Apr 5 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/26/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 5
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): John Robinson.
Prisoner age: 20.
Court and date of trial: Nottingham Lent Assizes 1828.
Crime: Horse Stealing from Henry Blakely.
Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character and former course of life very fair.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions from John Robinson (prisoner's father) of Selston Parish, Nottinghamshire. One petition includes 16 signatures and the other 71 signatures. Both petitions are signed by Henry Blakely (Prosecutor).
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's youth; respectable persons can vouch for the prisoner's good character; the prisoner's parents are honest and respectable people who have raised their family in the proper manner; the petitioner has acute feelings over the misconduct of his beloved son and begs for mercy on behalf of his distressed wife; the Chief Baron (trial judge) promised to recommend the prisoner for mercy.
Additional Information: The prisoner is on board the Retribution at Sheerness, [Kent].
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cn16
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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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