Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): James Bragg and William Gould. Court and date of trial: Old...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/136
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): James Bragg and William Gould. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1830 Sep 28 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/26/136
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Sep 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): James Bragg and William Gould.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey in 1822.
Crime: Stealing a handkerchief from John Swindle a wine merchant.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): In Van Diemen's Land. Nil.
Petitioner(s): Mary Richardson and Ann Clarke (prisoners' sisters) of 49 Lower Whitecross Street, Saint Giles Cripplegate, [London] undersigned by John Swindle prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): No previous crime; the petitioners' husbands would take the prisoners into their protection; the director of James Bragg states that he has lived for eight years with one master and was expecting his freedom in the country as a reward for his good behaviour.
Other papers: Sir George Murray's Secretary forwarding the petition.
Additional Information: The prisoners are in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.
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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 36
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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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