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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Samuel Davies [Davyes]. Prisoner age: 29 years. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/96/33
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HO 17/96/33
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1836 July 8-1837 May 30
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Prisoner name: Samuel Davies [Davyes].
Prisoner age: 29 years.
Court and date of trial: Nottinghamshire Quarter Sessions June 1836.
Crime: Housebreaking.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Not of sober habits. One muster bad, the rest good.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Three petitions. First petition from Mary Davies, wife of the prisoner, and undersigned by 13 others, including the prosecutor. Second petition from [unknown]. Third petition from Mary Davies, wife of the prisoner, with statement by Henry Moult, the prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Innocent of the crime, respectable family.
Other papers: Letter from James Coope transmitting petition and affidavits. Letter from James Coope asking for the petition to be reviewed. Affidavits from James Kirk, Thomas Street, Samuel Stevenson, James Coope, James Beck and the Samuel Davies on the innocence of the prisoner. Notes from the trial conducted by Mr Rolleston. Letter from [R C Ferguson requesting the prisoner be allowed to remain in this country. Letter from James Coope requesting the determination from enquiries into the case of Samuel Davies.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Rw 33
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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