Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Peter Copass. Prisoner age: 36 years. Court and date of trial: Kingston...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/96/31
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Peter Copass. Prisoner age: 36 years. Court and date of trial: Kingston... dating from 1836 July 19 - 1836 July 25 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/96/31
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1836 July 19 - 1836 July 25
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Prisoner name: Peter Copass.
Prisoner age: 36 years.
Court and date of trial: Kingston upon Hull Sessions July 1836.
Crime: Stealing casks.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character bad, several times convicted.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Peter Copass, the prisoner, and undersigned statement of good character by 24 inhabitants of Kingston upon Hull.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character.
Other papers: Letter from T Perrone Thompson, Member of Parliament for Hull, forwarding the petition.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Rw 31
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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Prisoner name: Peter Copass. Prisoner age: 36 years. Court and date of trial: Kingston...
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