Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Smith. Court and date of trial: [Norfolk Assizes] 1822. Crime:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/14
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- HO 17/117/14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1822
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Prisoner name: James Smith.
Court and date of trial: [Norfolk Assizes] 1822.
Crime: Burglary at the property of William Balls.
Initial sentence: Death.
Annotated (Outcome): The Law to take its course.
Petitioner(s): Charles Smith prisoner's father and 9 signatories; Charles Smith and 19 signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): From a poor family; sent to sea at 12; previous good character; honest; repentant; first offence.
Other papers: Letter from Robert Peel to Hobhouse advising that the Law should take its course.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Xh 13
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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