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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
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Report of William Henry Ashhurst on 1 collective petition (9 people including churchwardens,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/2/43
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This record is about the Report of William Henry Ashhurst on 1 collective petition (9 people including churchwardens,... dating from 1785 June 14 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 47/2/43
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1785 June 14
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of William Henry Ashhurst on 1 collective petition (9 people including churchwardens, overseers and farmers of Lidgate, Suffolk) on behalf of John Jacob, convicted at the Suffolk[?] Assizes in March 1785, for stealing 2lbs of wool, value 2/-, and stealing a sheep skin. Grounds for clemency: good previous character, regrets his crime, his neighbours are 'not afraid' of his returning to the area and there are logistical problems in transporting prisoners. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation[?]. Recommendation: free pardon.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 153-157.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999358/
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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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