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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: John Harris. Prisoner age: 19. Prisoner occupation: Servant....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/93/88
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Harris. Prisoner age: 19. Prisoner occupation: Servant.... dating from 1829 Jan in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/93/88
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Harris.
Prisoner age: 19.
Prisoner occupation: Servant.
Court and date of trial: Surrey Adjourned Quarter Sessions 1828.
Crime: Stealing a reticule.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Bad - convicted before.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil January 20 1829.
Petitioner(s): Catherine Harris prisoner's mother and 27 signatories including certificate as to character by Samuel Armstrong.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Father died when prisoner young; led into the crime by others; distressed mother; honest.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Rn 32
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16315035/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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