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Prisoner name: John Scott. Prisoner age: 43. Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon]...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/176

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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Scott. Prisoner age: 43. Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon]... dating from [1828] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/112/176
Date
[1828]
Description

Prisoner name: John Scott.

Prisoner age: 43.

Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon] Quarter Sessions April 1824.

Crime: Stealing a bag of nails.

Initial sentence: 7 years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Indifferent.

Annotated (Outcome): Where is he? In proper time. February 14 1828.

Petitioner(s): Prisoner [unsigned] and 60 inhabitants of Exeter.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Family dependants; greatly distressed; previous good character.

Additional Information: On board York hulk.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Wm 26
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16529096/

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