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Prisoner name(s): James Hitching of Wethersfield, Essex. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/171

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): James Hitching of Wethersfield, Essex. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1827 Mar 19 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/30/171
Date
1827 Mar 19
Description

Prisoner name(s): James Hitching of Wethersfield, Essex.

Court and date of trial: Essex Lent Assizes 1827.

Crime: Stealing wheat.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): 24 people of Wethersfield.

30 people of Wethersfield.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner has respectable connections; wife and 5 children destitute and dependent on prisoner for support; he has behaved well in prison; realises equity of his sentence.

Additional Information: In Chelmsford Gaol.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dm 38
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463108/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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