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Prisoner name: William Morley. Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner occupation: Servant....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/93/100

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HO 17/93/100
Date
1828
Description

Prisoner name: William Morley.

Prisoner age: 21.

Prisoner occupation: Servant.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey December Sessions 1828.

Crime: Breaking and entering into the property of George Carpenter Austin and stealing 23 shillings and sixpence.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 15 January 1829.

Petitioner(s): Prisoner undersigned by 10 signatories.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; former employee of prosecutor; respectable connections.

Additional Information: Convicted with Thomas Ousby.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Rn 44
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16315047/

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