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Prisoner name: Daniel Carr. Prisoner age: 24 (or 23) years. Prisoner occupation:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/8

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HO 17/52/8

Date

1836

Description

Prisoner name: Daniel Carr.

Prisoner age: 24 (or 23) years.

Prisoner occupation: Farmer.

Court and date of trial: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions, Aylesbury, January 1836.

Crime: Stealing barley, a tub, and table forks.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Character Not Known'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's brother John Carr of Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, undersigned by 58 supporters.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent, had no motive and there is no proof against him; the prisoner is of excellent character.

Additional Information: Prisoner on board Justitia convict hulk. The prisoner resided at [Mooren], Northamptonshire.

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Former department reference

Hw 8

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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