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Prisoner name: William Cash. Prisoner occupation: Potter. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/82/129

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HO 17/82/129

Date

1830

Description

Prisoner name: William Cash.

Prisoner occupation: Potter.

Court and date of trial: Chester Spring Great Sessions 1829.

Crime: Offence with six others at night against the Game Laws on land belonging to Sir John Delves Broughton, Bart.

Initial sentence: Imprisonment for two years.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Sir John Delves Broughton, supported by 19 inhabitants of Burslem and District, Staffordshire.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prior to this offence, the prisoner had uniformly sustained the character of a sober honest man supporting his wife and four young children through steady attention to his business as a Journeyman Potter. He has now served over twelve months in prison and is duly conscious of the wrong of his offence.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

PO 35

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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