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Folios 126-128. Petition of Charles Gordon of Aberdeenshire, [Jacobite] prisoner...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/87/2/126

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This record is about the Folios 126-128. Petition of Charles Gordon of Aberdeenshire, [Jacobite] prisoner... dating from 1746 Sept 22 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/87/2/126
Date
1746 Sept 22
Description

Folios 126-128. Petition of Charles Gordon of Aberdeenshire, [Jacobite] prisoner in New Gaol Southwark [Surrey] under sentence of death for High Treason, seeking consideration of his 'tender years' and the recommendation for mercy brought in by the jury. Enclosing:

Folio 127. Petition of Charles Gordon.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 321-324
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15843945/

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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II

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