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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 Francis Buller on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/4/54
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This record is about the Report of Francis Buller on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition... dating from 1786 Sept 9 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/4/54
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1786 Sept 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of Francis Buller on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (4 magistrates, from Worcestershire) on behalf of Hannah Taylor, convicted at the Worcestershire Lent Assizes in 1783, for stealing 28 ells of flaxen cloth from 'the Bleaching Grounds'. The judge states that the prisoner's sister committed perjury at the trial. Grounds for clemency: was impressed with the fairness of the trial, has served 31/2 years in prison, and the petitioners are those 'most attentive to the Gaol + the Prisoners in it'. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation to America. Recommendation: free pardon.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 293-296.
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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/C8999452/
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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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Report of Francis Buller on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition...
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