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Prisoner name(s): George Wright. Crime: Stole property. Annotated (Outcome):...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/150

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): George Wright. Crime: Stole property. Annotated (Outcome):... dating from 1827 Feb 17 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HO 17/30/150
Date
1827 Feb 17
Description

Prisoner name(s): George Wright.

Crime: Stole property.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Wright, widow, mother of convict and prosecutor J Wilson.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Mother of convict now aged 80 petitioning after son has been in New South Wales 14 years; he has a wife and 5 children to support.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dm 17
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463087/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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