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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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Prisoner name(s): Joseph Hill ; George Hornsby ; Sampson Hornsby. Court and...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/169
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Joseph Hill ; George Hornsby ; Sampson Hornsby. Court and... dating from 1825 - 1831 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/30/169
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825 - 1831
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Joseph Hill; George Hornsby; Sampson Hornsby.
Court and date of trial: Hill: Quarter Sessions for the County of Worcester held on 12 January 1825.
Crime: Hill: fowl stealing - prosecutor a tenant of Lord Plymouth; Hornsby sons, receiving fowls knowing them to be stolen.
Initial sentence: Hill: seven years transportation; George Hornsby 14 years transportation, Sampson seven years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): Hill: removed to the penitentiary; 'Mr Peel sees no ground at present for a further interference in his favour'; 'pardon Hill'; reduce Hornsby to seven years transportation.
Petitioner(s): Hill: William Smith, Barrister, of Inkberrow, Worcestershire; Hornsby: five petitions from Maria Hornsby, mother of Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Hill: excellent character; met the Bennetts by chance and drank with them and they led him astray while he was intoxicated; no one spoke for him at his trial; Hornsbys: aged and poor widowed mother; good conduct during confinement; George Hornsby would be reemployed by Mr Gillett of Brails in Warwickshire if released; the Earl of Plymouth supports George Hornsby's case for mitigation; George has served four years.
Other papers: Letter from Hill.
Robert Auld confirming good behaviour of Joseph Hill during his confinement in Millbank 1827.
A note from R Peel.
Additional Information: Hill convicted with Jonathan and Joseph Bennett; Hill: in the Millbank Penitentiary.
Samson Hornsby in Penitentiary, George on board 'Justitia'.
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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 36
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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/C14463106/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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