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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: James Barnes. Prisoner age: 26. Prisoner occupation: Farmer. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/148
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- 1834 Jan
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Prisoner name: James Barnes.
Prisoner age: 26.
Prisoner occupation: Farmer.
Court and date of trial: Colchester Borough Sessions, January 1834.
Crime: Larceny (two indictments), namely stealing a penknife and two silver pencil cases.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Six witnesses deposed as to his former good character. Very respectable family.
Annotated (Outcome): Abroad.
Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Barnes of Burnham, widow, the prisoner's mother, Thomas Barnes and John Barnes, farmers, Charles Barnes of Burnham, and Henry Barnes of Maldon, Essex, drapers, the prisoner's brothers and relatives, undersigned by 42 inhabitants of Maldon, Burnham and district.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; mental instability; respectable family.
Other papers: Letter from Thomas C Neale, governor of Springfield gaol, Essex, giving detail of prisoner's past behaviour and stating opinion that he is 'a foolish rogue'.
Additional Information: Prisoner from Latchingdon, Essex. Ordered to Fortitude hulk.
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