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Folio 82. James Ferris, a prisoner in Newgate, to Charles Delafaye. Petition requesting...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/159/1/82

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This record is about the Folio 82. James Ferris, a prisoner in Newgate, to Charles Delafaye. Petition requesting... dating from 1729 Feb 27-1729 Mar 20 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/159/1/82
Date
1729 Feb 27-1729 Mar 20
Description

Folio 82. James Ferris, a prisoner in Newgate, to Charles Delafaye. Petition requesting that the petitioner's friend, who comes 'out of mere charity and pity', be admitted to see Delafaye 'in order to make a small proposition'. [Oldbaileyonline.org gives Ferris's conviction date for coining as 26 February 1729 and the date of the report to the King in Council as 20 March 1729 following which Ferris was reprieved].

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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