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Prisoner name: Matthew Green. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/179

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Matthew Green. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions... dating from 1828 Jan 25 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/117/179
Date
1828 Jan 25
Description

Prisoner name: Matthew Green.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions 1828.

Crime: Horse stealing.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 5 March 1828.

Petitioner(s): 11 signatories.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Previous good conduct; not associated with any criminal gang.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Xm 28
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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