Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Martin. Prisoner age: 37 years. Court and date of trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/212
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HO 17/52/212
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Date (When the record was created)
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1839
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Martin.
Prisoner age: 37 years.
Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, December 1838 (or January 1839).
Crime: Embezzlement from his employer, Frederick William Harvey, St Paul's, Deptford.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character not known'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoner's wife Clarissa Martin, 1 Broadway, Deptford, one of which is undersigned by 21 supporters and encloses a 'Certificate of Character' from Captain Sir Samuel Warren.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): This is the prisoner's first offence and he is of good character; due to the speed of his trial, the prisoner had no friends or counsel to speak on his behalf; the prisoner has a wife, four children and an elderly mother to support; the sentence is severe.
Other papers: Letter from Elizabeth Emery, Deptford, to Mr Drake, [8] Saint Peter's Place, Walworth Common.
Additional Information: Prisoner sent to Fortitude convict hulk.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Hz 50
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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