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Prisoner name: Samuel Smithson. Court and date of trial: Demerara [West Indies]...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/123/75

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Samuel Smithson. Court and date of trial: Demerara [West Indies]... dating from 1830 Feb 17 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HO 17/123/75
Date
1830 Feb 17
Description

Prisoner name: Samuel Smithson.

Court and date of trial: Demerara [West Indies] November 1829 [Court Martial].

Crime: Assault and mutiny.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Jane Smithson prisoner's wife.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Innocent of crime; asks that enquiries are made into circumstances; family dependants.

Additional Information: On board Weymouth at Bermuda.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Yo 25
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16850788/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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