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Prisoner name: William Morrison, John Morrison and Jonathan Wright. Court and date...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/15/70

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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Morrison, John Morrison and Jonathan Wright. Court and date... dating from [1824] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/15/70
Date
[1824]
Description

Prisoner name: William Morrison, John Morrison and Jonathan Wright.

Court and date of trial: Wiltshire Summer Assizes 1823.

Crime: Stealing hay.

Initial sentence: 12 months' imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Refused 29 January 1824.

Petitioner(s): Prisoners and 16 inhabitants of Salisbury [Wiltshire].

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Family dependants; first offence; contrite; previous good character.

Other papers: Letter forwarding petition.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Bk 20
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16238051/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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