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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): Peter Cathie. Prisoner age: 23. Prisoner occupation: Journeyman...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/48/119
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Peter Cathie. Prisoner age: 23. Prisoner occupation: Journeyman... dating from 1839 Jan 9 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/48/119
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839 Jan 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Peter Cathie.
Prisoner age: 23.
Prisoner occupation: Journeyman blacksmith.
Court and date of trial: Edinburgh High Court on 6 November 1838.
Crime: Assault on Duncan Cummings in Haddington on 18 December 1837.
Initial sentence: Four months imprisonment.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner only witnessed assault accidently did not take part; prosecutor mentioned his name therefore included on indictment; prisoner did not appear at trial because papers sent to his parents house and he had left home to work in Newcastle; tracked down in Newcastle by court official and brought back to Haddington; previous good character; already been in gaol 2 months before trail so should be released after 2 months not 4 months; poor conditions affecting his health.
Annotated (Recommendation Details): Prisoner in Tolbooth at Haddington.
Additional Information: Young and Hope also charged with assault and robbery on Cummings.
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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 20 [Scot]
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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/C14463510/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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