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Prisoner name: Joseph Harrison. Court and date of trial: [Court not stated], Coventry,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/49

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Joseph Harrison. Court and date of trial: [Court not stated], Coventry,... dating from 1836 June 24 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/61/49
Date
1836 June 24
Description

Prisoner name: Joseph Harrison.

Court and date of trial: [Court not stated], Coventry, Warwickshire, 13 June 1836.

Crime: Leaving his family chargeable to the parish.

Initial sentence: Three months imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Remission prepared 8 July 1836.

Petitioner(s): Joseph Harrison , the prisoner, undersigned by James Grey, his employer, with covering letter from Robert Abbott, clerk to the Directors of the Poor.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner now has the means of supporting his family; the Directors of the Poor have been reimbursed.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in Coventry gaol.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
KW49
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14607005/

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