Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Leeds. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/102/69
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Leeds. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions... dating from 1825 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/102/69
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Leeds.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey January Sessions 1825.
Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house from Mr Morris.
Initial sentence: [Death].
Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 16 February 1825.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions. First petition from Elizabeth Edwards, mother of the prisoner, requesting commutation to a term of imprisonment. Second petition from James Leeds, the prisoner.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Led astray by others, weak intellect, good character, jury recommends mercy, first offence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Tk 20
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16838100/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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