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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: Matthew Palk, aged 73, and William Palk, aged 65. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/141
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Matthew Palk, aged 73, and William Palk, aged 65. Court and date of... dating from 1834 Jan in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1834 Jan
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Prisoner name: Matthew Palk, aged 73, and William Palk, aged 65.
Court and date of trial: Devon Quarter Sessions, January 1834.
Crime: Receiving stolen wheat from William Hele.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Long suspected as receivers. Matthew in gaol before.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): 65 inhabitants of Ashburton, Devon, and district.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Crime committed by Hele; prosecutor recommends mercy; age.
Other papers: Letter from William Hele stating that crime committed by him and William Knapman and that the prisoners are innocent.
Additional Information: Prisoners ordered to Captivity hulk. William Hele sentenced to 14 years transportation.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Ss 22
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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