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Prisoner name: Samuel Sexton. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/4

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HO 17/99/4
Date
1831 Apr-1831 July
Description

Prisoner name: Samuel Sexton.

Prisoner occupation: Labourer.

Court and date of trial: Essex Winter Assizes, December 1830.

Crime: Machine breaking, namely a threshing machine belonging to Samuel Campion of Ramsey, Essex.

Initial sentence: 12 months imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Pardon prepared 20 July 1831.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner.

Isaac Everett of Wix Lodge near Manningtree, Essex, farmer, the prisoner's employer, undersigned by 42 inhabitants of Wix and neighbourhood and the committing magistrate.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Intoxicated; good character; family dependent on his earnings; would be re-employed if released.

Other papers: Wrapper for first petition.

Additional Information: Prisoner from Wix, Essex. Held in Springfield gaol near Chelmsford.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sp 4
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Open Document, Open Description
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