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Prisoner name: Richard Lucas and Thomas Winder. Prisoner occupation: Labourers from...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/6

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HO 17/117/6
Date
1822 July 17
Description

Prisoner name: Richard Lucas and Thomas Winder.

Prisoner occupation: Labourers from Aldington [Kent].

Court and date of trial: Tried at Dymchurch [Kent].

Crime: Affray. Part of mob that attacked Irish labourers working on harvest.

Initial sentence: 12 months' imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Report to Mr Berens. Refused 2 August 1822.

Petitioner(s): Prisoners.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Distressed families; have been confined for more than 10 months.

Other papers: Report from Joseph Berens on circumstances surrounding the case.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Xh 6
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16698154/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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