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Prisoner name: John Sutcliffe. Prisoner occupation: Carrier. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/52

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HO 17/99/52
Date
[1832 Mar-1838 Jan]
Description

Prisoner name: John Sutcliffe.

Prisoner occupation: Carrier.

Court and date of trial: York Lent Assizes, March 1832.

Crime: Forgery, by uttering a promissory note for £5 knowing it to have been forged.

Initial sentence: [Death], commuted to transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): 16 inhabitants of Bingley, Yorkshire.

33 inhabitants of Cullingworth and neighbourhood, Bingley.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family; first offence; family on parish relief; good character.

Additional Information: Prisoner from Cullingworth. Held in York Castle gaol then transported to New South Wales.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sq 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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