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Prisoner name: Cornelius Haley. Prisoner age: 18 years. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/166

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HO 17/52/166

Date

1838

Description

Prisoner name: Cornelius Haley.

Prisoner age: 18 years.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, November 1838.

Crime: Burglary.

Initial sentence: Ten years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'In prison before'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's parents Florence Haley and Hannah Haley, Prussians Island, Wapping [Middlesex], undersigned by nine supporters.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young and of previous good character; the prisoner's parents are aged.

Additional Information: Prisoner sent to Leviathan convict hulk.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hz 4

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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