Prisoner name(s): Daniel Buckley ; Jeremiah Andrews [Joseph Jeremiah Andrews]....

Prisoner name(s): Daniel Buckley; Jeremiah Andrews [Joseph Jeremiah Andrews].

Prisoner occupation: Andrews: porter.

Court and date of trial: Kingston Assizes 7 April 1827.

Crime: Coining.

Initial sentence: Daniel Buckley: death; Jeremiah Andrews: death - day of execution 23 April 1827.

Annotated (Outcome): Rejected.

Petitioner(s): Daniel Buckley (prisoner); 13 people; 8 employers of Jeremiah Andrews of Leadenhall Market.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The wording of the indictment and interpretation of the law are questionable.

Andrews: unblemished character and good employee; petitioners could not attend trial as they had business to do that day; he could not have been the principal forger as he did not have the wherewithal; his poverty induced him to others; he cannot read or write.

Other papers: A letter from Peter Jeffery offering to give evidence about the forgery process.

A letter from Mr Inglis asking Mr Walter, Governor of Horsemonger Gaol to give evidence at the trial with other notes about the consultation for the case.

Inglis to Peel (7 sheets) 8 April 1827.

Letter from Mr Chance asking to communicate with the men with annotation by Mr Peel that Chance cannot have any communication with men under sentence of death.

James Andrew in reply to Mr Inglis on the details of the case.

A letter from Mrs Buckley stating a petition was drawn up but not presented.

An affidavit sworn by Inglis dated 7 April 1827;

A letter from Mr Inglis of Islington forwarding the petition.

W H Inglis states that the prisoners the so-called 'Vauxhall Coiners' have been incorrectly indicted; he asks for a copy of the indictment(s) under which the prisoners were tried.

A letter from Mr Inglis forwarding a copy of the memorial and stating that the Reverend Mr Mann will not 'interfere on behalf of the prisoners';

7 letters from Mr Inglis dated between 12 and 20 April 1827.

A note from Alex Crombie enclosed with above.

Additional Information: Buckley: in Horsemonger Lane Gaol.