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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: Jemima Small. Prisoner age: 23. Court and date of trial: Exeter City...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/10
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Jemima Small. Prisoner age: 23. Court and date of trial: Exeter City... dating from 1831 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Apr
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Prisoner name: Jemima Small.
Prisoner age: 23.
Court and date of trial: Exeter City Sessions, April 1831.
Crime: Stealing printed cotton from the shop of Mr Varty, linen draper.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character bad. Prostitute.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by 58 inhabitants of Teignmouth, Devon.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Young child dependent on her; good character; respectable family.
Other papers: Letter from Viscount Ebrington, Exeter, forwarding petition and apologising for its dirty appearance as he dropped it 'into a puddle in the street'.
Additional Information: Prisoner from Teignmouth. Held in Exeter gaol.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Sp 10
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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