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Prisoner name: William Lewis. Court and Date of Trial: Hampshire Lent assizes, March...

Catalogue reference: HO 18/236/46

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HO 18/236/46
Date
1849
Description

Prisoner name: William Lewis.

Court and Date of Trial: Hampshire Lent assizes, March 1849.

Crime: Stealing a fixture.

Initial sentence: One year imprisonment and whipped.

Outcome: Nil.

Petitions and letters: Letter from James Crabb to the Home Secretary seeking mitigation of sentence on account of the prisoner's good behavior in custody and the distress of the mother of the 'poor lad'.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
236/46
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20897835/

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