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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: William Chesterman. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Post boy...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/73
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Chesterman. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Post boy... dating from [1837 Apr] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/61/73
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1837 Apr]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Chesterman.
Prisoner age: 30.
Prisoner occupation: Post boy for Thomas Clarke, White Horse Inn, Windsor, Berkshire.
Court and date of trial: Windsor Quarter Sessions, 25 March 1837.
Crime: Stealing one truss of hay, the property of his master, Thomas Clarke, together with man named Howe, horsekeeper.
Initial sentence: Six months imprisonment with hard labour.
Gaoler's report: Nil.
Petitioner(s): Wiliam Chesterman, the prisoner, undersigned by Thomas Clarke, the prosecutor, and 29 inhabitants of Windsor and London.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was deceived by the thief, Howe; the prosecutor recommended mercy; the prisoner's friends were unable to attend court to attest to his good character; his friends will provide him with employment.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Reading House of Correction.
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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)
- KX14
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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/C14607029/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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