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Prisoner name: Amaziah Holland. Court and date of trial: Salford Sessions March...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/93/90

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HO 17/93/90
Date
1829
Description

Prisoner name: Amaziah Holland.

Court and date of trial: Salford Sessions March 1827 or Lancaster [court unstated] in August 1826.

Crime: Unstated.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): In Van Diemen's Land.

Petitioner(s): Three petitions from Mary Holland prisoner's mother; Amaziah Holland prisoner's father.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Led astray; previous good character; distressed mother.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Rn 34
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16315037/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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