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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 William Henry Ashhurst 1 collective petition (7 people, including the prisoner,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/4/46
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This record is about the Report of William Henry Ashhurst 1 collective petition (7 people, including the prisoner,... dating from 1786 July 30 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786 July 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of William Henry Ashhurst 1 collective petition (7 people, including the prisoner, prosecutor and Surrey magistrate) on behalf of Francis Pauley, breeches maker, convicted at the Surrey Lent Assizes at Kingston, for larceny. There is a covering letter from Henry Thornton. Grounds for clemency: first offence, had fallen into bad company, previous good character and assured employment by his former master if pardoned, crime was 'not attended with any very aggravating circumstances', the petitioners who guarantee the prisoners reformation are men of character, and there are 'Difficultys' in putting such sentence as he received into execution. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: speaks in favour of mercy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 261-266.
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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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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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