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Papers HO 18/225/24.
Catalogue reference: HO 18/236/45
Date: [1848-1849]
Papers HO 18/225/24.
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Prisoner name: Frederick William Pentlow, aged 36 years. Court and Date of Trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 18/257/22
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849- 1853
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Prisoner name: Frederick William Pentlow, aged 36 years.
Court and Date of Trial: Old Bailey, 20 August 1849.
Crime: Forgery, of an order for payment of £90.10s.6d. drawn on Ransom and Company Bankers.
Initial sentence: 12 years transportation.
Gaoler's Report: 'Character not known'.
Outcome: 'Nil'. Held in Pentonville Prison [Middlesex] and Portland Prison [Dorset].
Petitions and letters: Petition from 31 inhabitants of Middlesex [West London] (known to the prisoner) including Ortelli and Company, Stephen L Lucena and Harmer, Flower and Company (severally, his former employers); a slip of paper from Adams (solicitor) requesting the answer be forwarded to him; two petitions from Frederick William Pentlow (the prisoner); grounds for clemency cited as his delicate state of health, his previous good character, the distress of his family who are dependent upon him for support, the extenuating circumstances of the case, time served, committed the crime without fraudulent intent, the prosecutor was indebted to him and would not provide a statement of account.
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- 257/22
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series II
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