Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): James Baldwin. Prisoner age: 59. Prisoner occupation: Tinman...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/97
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): James Baldwin. Prisoner age: 59. Prisoner occupation: Tinman... dating from 1829 May 20 - 1829 June 30 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 May 20 - 1829 June 30
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Prisoner name(s): James Baldwin.
Prisoner age: 59.
Prisoner occupation: Tinman and brazier. Previously in the army for 13 years.
Court and date of trial: Lancaster Summer Assizes 1828.
Crime: Cutting and maiming.
Initial sentence: Sentence of death commuted to imprisonment for one year and fined ten pounds. Recognizance for good behaviour for three years.
Gaoler's report: Not stated.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Remit the fine but let him find the securities.'
Petitioner(s): James Baldwin (prisoner) undersigned by six people.
Justice Bayley of Bedford Square, [London].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is sorry for the offence; no previous crime committed; has no means to pay the ten pound fine; the prisoner has a wife and child dependent upon him; during his confinement the prisoner's conduct has been irreproachable and exemplary; the prisoner has been employed usefully in gaol; the prisoner served in His Majesty's 62nd Regiment of foot in the West Indies for seven years and Rochdale volunteers and Oldham local militia for six years. Justice Bayley believes that the chaplain will be given weight in the gaol if the prisoners have proof that his recommendations for good behaviour are successful.
Other papers: J Rowley, the Chaplain of Lancaster Castle Gaol, [Lancashire] enclosing petition.
A letter from Mr Justice Bayley stating he believes that the Chaplain will be given weight in the gaol if the prisoners have proof that his recommendations for good behaviour are successful.
Additional Information: In Lancaster Castle Prison.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Co 47
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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