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King's Bench Prison. Acknowledgements by prisoners who were enlarged because of the...

Catalogue reference: PRIS 10/136

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This record is about the King's Bench Prison. Acknowledgements by prisoners who were enlarged because of the... dating from 1780 July 29-1780 Sept 1 in the series King's (Queen's) Bench, Fleet, Marshalsea and Queen's Prisons: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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PRIS 10/136

Date

1780 July 29-1780 Sept 1

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King's Bench Prison. Acknowledgements by prisoners who were enlarged because of the fire on 7 June 1780 that they had surrendered in accordance with the Release of Prisoners by Rioters Act, 1780, (20 Geo. III, c. 64.). The acknowledgements are signed by the prisoners and dated from the places where they were lodgers at the time of technical surrender.

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Public disorder
Prisons
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During the Gordon Riots of June 1780, prisoners from the King's Bench and Fleet Prisons were set at large by the rioters.

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