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Prisoner name: John Carter. Court and date of trial: Magistrates Court, Chertsey,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/71

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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Carter. Court and date of trial: Magistrates Court, Chertsey,... dating from 1837 Apr 11 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/61/71
Date
1837 Apr 11
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Prisoner name: John Carter.

Court and date of trial: Magistrates Court, Chertsey, Surrey, February 1837.

Crime: Stealing part of a lead fence.

Initial sentence: Four months imprisonment and two whippings.

Annotated (Outcome): Remission prepared 29 April 1837.

Petitioner(s): George Best of Bretlands, one of the committing magistrates.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young; he has served half his sentence; his conduct in prison has been good; his relatives will find him work.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in House of Correction, Guildford.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
KX12
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14607027/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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