Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Jemima Burton. Prisoner occupation: Widow with four children....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/7
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Jemima Burton. Prisoner occupation: Widow with four children.... dating from 1821 Sept - 1821 Oct 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 17/30/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821 Sept - 1821 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Jemima Burton.
Prisoner occupation: Widow with four children.
Court and date of trial: Summer Assizes 1820 at Ilchester Somerset.
Crime: Having forged notes in her possession.
Initial sentence: Transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered by Lord Justices 25 October 1821.
Other papers: A letter from Jemima Burton pleading her case on the grounds that she helped to convict a man called 'Robinson' who had been defrauding the Bank of England.
A letter from Jemima Burton asking for an opportunity to explain her case with a note from Mr Bridle.
A letter from Mr M Bridle, Keeper of Ilchester Gaol to Mr Stuckey thanking him for the previous pardons and recommending Jemima Burton for mercy on account of her good conduct during riots at the gaol.
A letter from Vincent Stuckey, Visiting Magistrate enclosing letters from Mr Bridle and Jemima Burton.
Additional Information: See Dh 3.
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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)
- Dh 7
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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/C14462944/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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