Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Clark (or John Clarke ) also known as John Powell. Prisoner age:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/65
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HO 17/52/65
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1837 Mar 6
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Prisoner name: John Clark (or John Clarke) also known as John Powell.
Prisoner age: 14 years.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, 28 February 1837.
Crime: Uttering forged order from Coster and Company of Aldermabury.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Twice before convicted'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner's mother Ann Powell of 2 Sebright Street, Hackney Road, Bethnal Green, undersigned by seven supporters attesting to her honesty and industry.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is an only son of a respectable widowed mother; the prisoner is young and has been lead astray by bad characters; the prisoner is not physically strong.
Additional Information: Prisoner sent to Euryalus convict hulk.
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Hx 19
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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