Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: George Smith. Prisoner age: 28. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/179
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Jan
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Prisoner name: George Smith.
Prisoner age: 28.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey July Sessions 1827.
Crime: Stealing from the person.
Initial sentence: Transported for life.
Gaoler's report: Bad character.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil January 29 1828.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner [unsigned] and 33 inhabitants of Pontefract [Yorkshire].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Family dependants; only in London a few days; got into bad company; real offenders absconded.
Other papers: Letter from Mr Starkie forwarding petition.
Additional Information: On board York hulk.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Wm 29
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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