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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): Henry Clark. Prisoner age: 22. Prisoner occupation: Employed...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/95
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 July 12
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Prisoner name(s): Henry Clark.
Prisoner age: 22.
Prisoner occupation: Employed by John Roe a blacksmith of 8 Pear Tree Court, Clerkenwell, Middlesex.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions in 1824.
Crime: Stealing a pocket handkerchief.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Here before. Character from the hulks is very good.'
Annotated (Outcome): Nil 17 July 1829.
Petitioner(s): Benjamin Clark (prisoner's father) a blacksmith of 7 Ray Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex undersigned by John Roe.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner needed to help his father as his other children are too young to assist his work; the petitioner must provide for his wife and six children; throughout the prisoner's confinement, he has conducted himself in the most exemplary manner and evinced the greatest contrition for his crime; the prisoner was an upright and honest employee of John Roe for four years; John Roe would be ready and willing to offer him employment.
Additional Information: On board the Discovery Hulk at Deptford, [Kent].
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- Co 45
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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