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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Recommendation for the mitigation of sentence for selected prisoners on board/in:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/151
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This record is about the Recommendation for the mitigation of sentence for selected prisoners on board/in:... dating from 1827 Mar in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/30/151
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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Recommendation for the mitigation of sentence for selected prisoners on board/in: The penitentiary.
Names and details of prisoners:
Stephen Taylor: convicted at Nottingham on 20 July 1820 of felony. Initial sentence transportation for life.
John Stickway: convicted at Old Bailey on 20 April 1820 of stealing boots. Initial sentence transportation for life.
George Palmer: convicted at Old Bailey on 17 May 1820 of highway robbery. Initial sentence transportation for life.
Robert Akerman: convicted at Old Bailey on 17 May 1820 of stealing handkerchiefs. Initial sentence transportation for life.
George Pettitt: convicted at Old Bailey on 17 May 1820 of stealing glass. Initial sentence transportation for life.
Gaoler's name: John Henry Capper, superintendent.
Grounds for clemency (Recommendation Details): Recommended for free pardon.
Annotated (Recommendation Details): 'Granted'. Free pardons prepared March 1827.
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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)
- Dm 18
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463088/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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