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Prisoner name: Henry Sinclair. Prisoner occupation: Journeyman tailor. Court and...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/116

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Henry Sinclair. Prisoner occupation: Journeyman tailor. Court and... dating from 1833 Feb-1833 Mar in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/116
Date
1833 Feb-1833 Mar
Description

Prisoner name: Henry Sinclair.

Prisoner occupation: Journeyman tailor.

Court and date of trial: Middlesex Sessions, Clerkenwell, November 1832.

Crime: Assault upon John Hayes.

Initial sentence: Fined £7 and to be imprisoned until paid.

Annotated (Outcome): Recommend to the Treasury so that he may be discharged after four months confinement.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by John Hayes, the prosecutor, and date of confinement certified by G L Chesterton, governor of Cold Bath Fields House of Correction.

Rachel Sinclair of Swinton Fields, Grays Inn Road, the prisoner's wife, with copy of commitment annexed.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Poverty; family dependent on his wages; prosecutor recommends mercy; good character.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sr 50
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Open Document, Open Description
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