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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: Nichola [Nicola] Varella. Prisoner age: 19 years. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/96/137
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HO 17/96/137
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 May 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Nichola [Nicola] Varella.
Prisoner age: 19 years.
Court and date of trial: Warwick Lent Assizes, March 1838.
Crime: Manslaughter.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character not known.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions. First petition from Nichola Varella, the prisoner. Second petition from 55 inhabitants of Warwick and its vicinity.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family, deceased was abusive and started a fight. Deceased was quarrelsome and profligate character.
Other papers: Document containing depositions from Sarah Winbush, John Berry, John Mottram, H Davis, Thomas Thornton and Job Sidwell stating that Michael Hands, the deceased was drunk and disorderly, and some stating the good character of the petitioner. Certificate from William Walford, Clerk and Magistrate for the Borough of Warwick validating the depositions presented.
Additional Information: On Justitia.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Ry 27
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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