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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: William Leyland, aged 36. Court and Date of Trial: Lancaster quarter...
Catalogue reference: HO 18/236/36
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- HO 18/236/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Leyland, aged 36.
Court and Date of Trial: Lancaster quarter sessions, Preston. August 1848.
Crime: Stealing money.
Initial sentence: Transportation for seven years.
Gaoler's Report: Convicted before. 'Extremely ignorant and depraved.'
Outcome: Nil.
Petitions and letters: Petition from 12 citizens of Preston seeking mitigation of sentence, stating that the prisoner in Preston House of correction comes from a family of hitherto unblemished character, and has been led astray by bad company.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 236/36
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 18
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series II
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