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Report of John Heath on Paul Page convicted at the 'last' Lincolnshire Assizes for...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/4/32

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This record is about the Report of John Heath on Paul Page convicted at the 'last' Lincolnshire Assizes for... dating from 1786 Apr 22 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/4/32
Date
1786 Apr 22
Description

Report of John Heath on Paul Page convicted at the 'last' Lincolnshire Assizes for breaking and entering (in the daytime) and stealing 38 guineas and some silver from William Gascoyne. Grounds for clemency: 'some favourable circumstances'. Initial sentence: death, reprieved in order that opinion of other judges could be sought on a point of law (the judge concluded the conviction was 'proper and legal'). Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

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Folios 159-160.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999430/

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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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