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Prisoner name(s): Susannah Blackman [Susanna Blackman] of Carmarthen South Wales....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/10

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Susannah Blackman [Susanna Blackman] of Carmarthen South Wales.... dating from [1821] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HO 17/30/10
Date
[1821]
Description

Prisoner name(s): Susannah Blackman [Susanna Blackman] of Carmarthen South Wales.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Susannah Blackman (her son petitions the Earl of Chichester on her behalf).

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Her age (67); husband retired from the command of the Portland convict ship and died recently; she asks for a pension; there is a precedent as Captain Thomson's widow obtained a pension for his services to the Captivity ship at Portsmouth.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dh 10
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14462947/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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Prisoner name(s): Susannah Blackman [Susanna Blackman] of Carmarthen South Wales....

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