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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: William Sharp. Prisoner age: 24. Prisoner occupation: Guard of Invincible...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/130/133
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HO 17/130/133
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Date (When the record was created)
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1836 Oct-1837 June
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Sharp.
Prisoner age: 24.
Prisoner occupation: Guard of Invincible coach between Carlisle and Manchester.
Court and date of trial: Westmoreland Summer Assizes, Appleby, August 1836.
Crime: Larceny of parcel containing £308 6s in notes, gold and silver, addressed to the Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal, in April 1836.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character etc good.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): 20 inhabitants of Manchester, Lancashire.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; good conduct on hulks.
Other papers: Letter from C Powlett Thomson MP forwarding petition.
Letter from James Chapman of Manchester forwarding copy of petition; with letter from Board of Trade.
Report on case by John P Coleridge, trial judge, upholding verdict.
Additional Information: Prisoner from Manchester. Held on board Ganymede hulk, Woolwich.
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Zw 6
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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