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Item (folio 144) extracted from HO 47/14/23
Catalogue reference: HO 47/14/23/1
Date: 1792
Item (folio 144) extracted from HO 47/14/23
Item
Report of John Heath on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of John Bell,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/1/69
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This record is about the Report of John Heath on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of John Bell,... dating from 1784 Oct 17 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 47/1/69
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Date (When the record was created)
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1784 Oct 17
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of John Heath on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of John Bell, convicted at the Northumberland Assizes in July 1782, for horse stealing. Grounds for clemency: youth (only 19 at the time), has spent 21/2 years in prison, first offence, regrets the crime and is contrite, partially blind and infirm, his name would have been included in the last official letter (memorandum) but the results of the investigation directed by the judge came back too late. Initial sentence: death, commuted to 7 years transportation to Africa. Recommendation: remission of the remainder of his sentence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 292-294.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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