Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): John Cross. Court and date of trial: Canada Court Martial June...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/48/117
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): John Cross. Court and date of trial: Canada Court Martial June... dating from [1838] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/48/117
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1838]
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Prisoner name(s): John Cross.
Court and date of trial: Canada Court Martial June 1838.
Crime: Desertion from 34th Regiment of Foot.
Initial sentence: Fourteen years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Was returning to barracks when arrested; still in uniform so had no intention of deserting; stayed out late drinking with friends; wants to remain in army; previous good conduct in army; already unsuccessfully petitioned Commander in Chief of Army in England.
Additional Information: Prisoner on board Leviathan.
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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)
- GZ 18
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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