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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: Sarah Selley. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon]...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/177
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Sarah Selley. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon]... dating from 1828 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/112/177
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr
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Prisoner name: Sarah Selley.
Prisoner age: 20.
Court and date of trial: Exeter [Devon] Quarter Sessions January 1828.
Crime: Stealing a watch from John Nicholls valued at 5 shillings.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character from gaol bad. Convicted once before. Common prostitute.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner; H Selley and 34 signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner not guilty of offence real culprit was Elizabeth Collins; prosecutor agreed not to bring an action if watch was returned to him which it was; accomplice received 12 months' imprisonment.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Wm 27
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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