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Colonies, Petition to the Sovereign; Prisons and Prisoners. Two letters to George...
Catalogue reference: HO 45/1410
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This record is about the Colonies, Petition to the Sovereign; Prisons and Prisoners. Two letters to George... dating from 1846 Sept 23-1846 Oct 31 in the series Home Office: Registered Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 45/1410
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1846 Sept 23-1846 Oct 31
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Colonies, Petition to the Sovereign; Prisons and Prisoners.
Two letters to George Grey from John Hobhouse, of the India Board, transmitting documents explaining the grounds on which the government of Bombay recommend the pardon of several criminals transported from the Straits of Malacca and recommending that the Queen should pardon these convicts on the condition that they remain in Bombay; enclosed is a letter from JD Dickerson at East India House and a report from LR Reid and JP Willoughby at the Judicial Department regarding convicts, Kim, Eang, Mudda Daxa, Ramson Oopadiah, Chee Juga, Shoobeah Malay and Salled.
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