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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(s): Susannah Thompson (Susannah Thomson). Prisoner occupation: Charwoman....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/43
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Susannah Thompson (Susannah Thomson). Prisoner occupation: Charwoman.... dating from 1828 Apr - 1828 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/26/43
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr - 1828 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Susannah Thompson (Susannah Thomson).
Prisoner occupation: Charwoman.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions in 1828.
Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house - a quantity of wearing apparel and other articles property of Mr Bartholomew of Foley Place, [London].
Initial sentence: Death.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 1 May 1828.
Petitioner(s): Susannah Thompson (prisoner) and 4 character references.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner did not participate in the actual theft but helped to dispose of the stolen property; the prisoner admits she should be punished but believes her sentence is too severe; the prisoner begs to be confined or exiled rather than executed on behalf of her aged and infirm husband; the prisoner's good character.
Additional Information: Convicted with Elizabeth Smith; in Newgate Gaol.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cn 43
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456102/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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