Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Richard Fern. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial: Nottingham...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/123/90
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- HO 17/123/90
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Aug
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Richard Fern.
Prisoner age: 18.
Court and date of trial: Nottingham [Nottinghamshire] Summer Assizes 1830.
Crime: Felony at the property of Thomas Marshall of North Markham [Nottinghamshire].
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character and former course of life bad.
Annotated (Outcome): I do not feel warranted after the result of my inquiries to interfere with the passing of the sentence in this case. R.P. Robert Peel].
Petitioner(s): John Fern prisoner's father; John Fern and two signatories; M J Sadler; two signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; got into bad company; penitent; distressed parents.
Other papers: Letter from H Willoughby forwarding petition.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Yo 40
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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