Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Cuff. Prisoner age: 53 (or 55) years. Prisoner occupation:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/111
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HO 17/52/111
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 Feb - 1838 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Cuff.
Prisoner age: 53 (or 55) years.
Prisoner occupation: Shopman in a gold and silversmith's shop.
Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, 4 January 1838.
Crime: Stealing plate and other property from his employer Kensington Lewis, 22 Saint James Street, [London], gold and silversmith.
Initial sentence: One year's imprisonment and hard labour.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil',
Petitioner(s): Kensington Lewis, prosecutor, 12 jurymen and 48 supporters. The prisoner, undersigned by the prosecutor and 16 supporters.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner had a high character and reputation in business; the jury accompanied their verdict with a recommendation for mercy; the prisoner was a victim of circumstances which lead to him committing the crime; the prisoner is now in ill physical and mental health with a young wife and three children to support.
Other papers: Report of the prisoner's good behaviour from G L Chesterton, Governor, House of Correction, Cold Bath Fields.
Additional Information: The prisoner had previously had his own business as silversmith in Bond Street and Regent Street in London.
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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)
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Hy 16
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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