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Prisoner name(s): Thomas Hawkins. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/128

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HO 17/30/128
Date
1825
Description

Prisoner name(s): Thomas Hawkins.

Prisoner age: 18.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions 1825.

Crime: Stealing from the person - a handkerchief from a gentleman.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Prisoner and 25 people from Clerkenwell and area.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner realises 'badness of crime'; no previous offence; is truly penitent; broke his back when young so is only 4' tall; he cannot do any labour; asks to learn a trade in the penitentiary.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dl 45
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463065/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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