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Prisoner name(s): Benjamin Solomon. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/33

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Benjamin Solomon. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1828 May 7 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/26/33
Date
1828 May 7
Description

Prisoner name(s): Benjamin Solomon.

Prisoner age: 18.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions in 1828.

Crime: Stealing from the person.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Michael and Hannah Solomon (prisoner's parents) undersigned by 25 people.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's youth; the prisoner was brought up with the strictest care and attention to his morals; the prisoner has always been a good and obedient youth until he was misled by bad company; the petitioners are hard working and industrious people who have a family of eight children; the petitioners are honest and sober; the prisoner has never before committed a crime or been before a magistrate.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cn 33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456092/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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