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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John King. Prisoner age: 50. Prisoner occupation: Hawker. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/143
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John King. Prisoner age: 50. Prisoner occupation: Hawker. Court... dating from 1826 - 1834 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/117/143
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826 - 1834
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John King.
Prisoner age: 50.
Prisoner occupation: Hawker.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions 1826.
Crime: Highway robbery on the person of Caroline Smith and stealing 5 shillings.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Conduct good on Retribution.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered at report in Council 23 November 1826. Free pardon prepared 6 September 1834.
Petitioner(s): Four petitions from prisoner, one with 16 signatories and one with letter from Lieutenant Montmorency attached.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Believed that he had dropped the money and the prosecutrix and picked it up; demanded the money from her; drunk at time of offence; previous good character.
Other papers: Letter from S M Phillips advising that the prisoner's case will be considered after he has served eight years; four letters from Lieutenant Montmorency Commissioner of Sheerness [Kent] Dockyard confirming prisoner's good conduct; prisoner's account of the case [unsigned];
Additional Information: Native of Cork Ireland; on board Retribution at Sheerness.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Xl 42
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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