Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): William Butcher. Recommendation for the mitigation of sentence...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/11
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- HO 17/30/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): William Butcher.
Recommendation for the mitigation of sentence for selected prisoners on board/in: On board the Bellerophon hulk.
Names and details of prisoners:
William Butcher: aged 35, convicted at Maidstone, Kent on 17 March 1817 of felony. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's name: S Owen.
Grounds for clemency (Recommendation Details): He has conducted himself very properly on board the hulk.
Annotated (Recommendation Details): His name was omitted from the quarterly recommendation list.
Other papers: Letter from S Owen explaining how Butcher's spine was injured and Mr Robertson was not able to fill up the form for the lunatic dated 27 May 1821.
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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 11
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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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