Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Ball. Prisoner occupation: Cigar maker's traveller. Court and...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/136
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HO 17/52/136
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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: John Ball.
Prisoner occupation: Cigar maker's traveller.
Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, November 1837.
Crime: Embezzlement from employer Charles James Sanderson of Cheapside, cigar-maker.
Initial sentence: 12 months imprisonment.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner, enclosing eight character testimonials [not included].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner embezzled money to pay doctor's bills and undertaker's bills, and intended to repay the money; the prisoner admitted his crime and the prosecutor recommended mercy; the prisoner is unwell; the prisoner is of previous good character and has an offer of employment on release.
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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 41
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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