Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William Harvey. Prisoner age: 32 years. Prisoner occupation: Watchman....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/170
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Harvey. Prisoner age: 32 years. Prisoner occupation: Watchman.... dating from 1837 - 1839 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/170
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Date (When the record was created)
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1837 - 1839
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Harvey.
Prisoner age: 32 years.
Prisoner occupation: Watchman.
Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, 18 December 1838.
Crime: Larceny. Feloniously receiving a small quantity of tea, the property of [W Harris], Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street, [London].
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character not known.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by four local supporters, and enclosing a character reference from Major Young, 25th Regiment of Foot, dated 5 October 1837. The prisoner's wife Charlotte Harvey, 28 Great Saint Helen's, Bishopsgate, [London], undersigned by 16 supporters.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was tried without counsel; previous good character and penitent; the prisoner was not aware he was committing a crime; the prisoner has an offer of work if released; the prisoner's family are in distress.
Additional Information: Prisoner sent to York convict hulk. The prisoner served in the 25th Regiment of Foot.
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Hz 8
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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