Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William Hawkins and Joseph Tott. Prisoner age: Hawkins, eight years...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/181
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Hawkins and Joseph Tott. Prisoner age: Hawkins, eight years... dating from 1839 Jan 18 - 1839 Mar 9 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/181
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Date (When the record was created)
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1839 Jan 18 - 1839 Mar 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Hawkins and Joseph Tott.
Prisoner age: Hawkins, eight years and Tott, 16 years.
Court and date of trial: Hertford Quarter Sessions, January 1839.
Crime: Larceny.
Initial sentence: Three years imprisonment.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Recommendation of Chairman for Parkhurst'. 'Hawkins to Parkhurst 28 February 1839'. Joseph Tott 'Ordered to Penitentiary for 1 year and ½ 9 March 1839'.
Petitioner(s): Three petitions from Gascoyne [Lord Salisbury], Chairman of Hereford Quarter Sessions, one of which encloses petition from prisoner Joseph Tott with request for transportation.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Both prisoners were acting under the influence of their families; the prisoners have a chance to reform if sent to Parkhurst. Tott fears his health will suffer in prison.
Other papers: Draft reply from Home Office [to Lord Salisbury].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Hz 19
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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