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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 James Adair, Recorder of London, on Joseph Wright, a man who served beer...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/6/106
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This record is about the Report of James Adair, Recorder of London, on Joseph Wright, a man who served beer... dating from 1787 Sept 30 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/6/106
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787 Sept 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of James Adair, Recorder of London, on Joseph Wright, a man who served beer to people in their own homes, convicted at the Old Bailey for stealing 2 pewter pots (found in his pockets), property of Sherrard Hart. Grounds for clemency: already served 10 months and suffers ill health, weakness of the prosecutor's case (vague as to when and how the crime occurred) and the prisoner's friends (from Horncastle in Lincolnshire) have offered him employment if his health is recovered sufficiently. 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 346-347.
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- 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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