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Report of Richard Perryn on Alexander Shaw (refers also to John Taylor who was acquitted),...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/2/40

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This record is about the Report of Richard Perryn on Alexander Shaw (refers also to John Taylor who was acquitted),... dating from 1785 June 2 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/2/40
Date
1785 June 2
Description

Report of Richard Perryn on Alexander Shaw (refers also to John Taylor who was acquitted), convicted at the 'last' Sussex Assizes for murder. Grounds for clemency: none made. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: (after meeting with other judges) free pardon.

Related material

Folios 146-147.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999355/

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HO 47

Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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Report of Richard Perryn on Alexander Shaw (refers also to John Taylor who was acquitted),...

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