Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Robert Spencer. Prisoner age: 26. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/101/77
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- HO 17/101/77
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1838
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Prisoner name: Robert Spencer.
Prisoner age: 26.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey held in February 1833.
Crime: Forgery.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character good.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Robert and Ann Spencer, parents, and signed by four others.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good conduct; youth; sorry for his folly; amelioration of sentence.
Other papers: Letter, 5 June 1938, from Ann Spencer, enclosing petition on behalf of prisoner.
Additional Information: In Van Diemen's Land and appears to have been transported to Port Arthur.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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- Sy 26
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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