Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): William Wesley. Prisoner age: 13. Court and date of trial: Old...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/123
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): William Wesley. Prisoner age: 13. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1830 Dec - 1833 Nov in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/26/123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Dec - 1833 Nov
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): William Wesley.
Prisoner age: 13.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions in 1830.
Crime: Stealing £12 17/-: or £10 note from his master John Jones of Tottenham Court Road, [London].
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Not known here.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Conduct good on board the Euryalus.' Free pardon prepared November 1833.
Petitioner(s): William Wesley (prisoner's father) undersigned by 27 people including the prosecutor;
Nathaniel Tufnell and Samuel Tufnell (employers of the prisoner's father) of York Street, Middlesex Hospital, [Middlesex].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was led into crime by another person; the prisoner's age; first offence; his prosecutor has recommended him for mercy; prisoner has spent three years on the hulks with a good character; he would be reemployed.
Other papers: Two letters from Arthur Harrison of 10 Norfolk Street, Fitzroy Square, [London] forwarding supporting the petition.
Additional Information: On board the Euryalus.
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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)
- Cp 23
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- Public Record(s)
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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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