Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Richard Stewart. Prisoner age: 36 years. Prisoner occupation: Farmer....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/132
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HO 17/52/132
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 Feb
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Richard Stewart.
Prisoner age: 36 years.
Prisoner occupation: Farmer.
Court and date of trial: Ayr Circuit Court, 7 September 1837.
Crime: Forgery, a bill for £13 0s 0d.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: 'Character not known. Respectable connections.'
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): Nine supporters including [David Simond], Provost of Ayr.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Unfortunate events and reduced circumstances lead the prisoner to commit the crime, his first offence; prisoner has a young wife and an aged mother.
Other papers: Letter from [J Dunlop] forwarding the petition.
Additional Information: Prisoner held on Justitia convict hulk. The prisoner was from [Glenshamrock] parish, Sorn, Ayrshire.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Hy 37
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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