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Prisoner name: Samuel Hunt. Prisoner age: 17 years. Court and date of trial: Old...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/102/67

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Samuel Hunt. Prisoner age: 17 years. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1825 Jan 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/102/67
Date
1825 Jan 26
Description

Prisoner name: Samuel Hunt.

Prisoner age: 17 years.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions 1825.

Crime: Burglary from John Henson.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 16 February 1825.

Petitioner(s): William and Ann Hunt, parents of the prisoner, and undersigned by 23 others, including the prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Distressed parents.

Other papers: Application to Recorder of London for mitigation of sentence from William and Ann Hunt.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Tk 18
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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