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Prisoner name: Morgan Poole. Prisoner occupation: Master baker. Court and date of...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/107

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HO 17/99/107
Date
1833 Feb
Description

Prisoner name: Morgan Poole.

Prisoner occupation: Master baker.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, February 1833.

Crime: Stealing 20 sacks of flour, the property of Mr Carpenter of Greenwich, miller.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Not known before. Married, one child.

Annotated (Outcome): Send abroad.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by 20 tradesmen of Whitechapel and district.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Misunderstanding concerning payment.

Other papers: Two affidavits of John Davison of Storer Street, Commercial Road, baker and corn chandler, and William Blisher of 12 Fell Street, Cheapside, City of London, bricklayer, testifying to the truth of the petition.

Additional Information: Prisoner carried on business in Church Road, Commercial Road, Whitechapel. Held in Newgate gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sr 41
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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