Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Snell. Prisoner age: 19. Prisoner occupation: Basket maker. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/180
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- [1828]
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Prisoner name: John Snell.
Prisoner age: 19.
Prisoner occupation: Basket maker.
Court and date of trial: Bristol [court unstated] October 1827.
Crime: Burglary in the property of Harris Abrahams.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to 14 years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): Send for report of trial or gaoler's report. Query for Penitentiary [crossed out] November 23 1827; Gaoler's report. Bad. Nil. January 14 1828.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner and 17 signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable connections; acquainted with William Stone who committed the robbery but did not know his intentions; went to The Withy Beds with Stone who produced the stolen goods which were hidden; previous good conduct.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Wm 30
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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