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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: George Leach, aged 26. Court and Date of Trial: Central Criminal...
Catalogue reference: HO 18/236/49
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This record is about the Prisoner name: George Leach, aged 26. Court and Date of Trial: Central Criminal... dating from 1849 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 18/236/49
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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: George Leach, aged 26.
Court and Date of Trial: Central Criminal Court, June 1849.
Crime: Receiving stolen goods.
Initial sentence: Nine months imprisonment.
Outcome: Nil.
Petitions and letters: Petition from Catherine Crewes, on behalf of the prisoner, her tenant. She asserts the only evidence against him was that of 'the thief himself' John Moore, whose bad character was unknown to the prisoner or his counsel. She adds he is recovering from typhus and may not survive, praying for mitigation of sentence. 17 other signatories including the prosecutor Edwin Kendall.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 236/49
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20897838/
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HO 18
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series II
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