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Prisoner name(s): William Harris/Richard Husick. Court and date of trial: Croydon...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/107

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): William Harris/Richard Husick. Court and date of trial: Croydon... dating from 1825 Aug 15 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/30/107
Date
1825 Aug 15
Description

Prisoner name(s): William Harris/Richard Husick.

Court and date of trial: Croydon Assizes.

Crime: Being at large before the expiration of the term of his sentence to be transported.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Richard Husick.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Richard Husick was mistaken for William Harris by Mr Goff; Goff thought he was tried in February 1820 for forging a £1 note and sentenced to 14 years transportation; he contacted Mr Wontner, Governor of Newgate but he could not find 'William Harris'.

Additional Information: Richard Husick in Horsemonger Lane Gaol.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dl 24
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463044/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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