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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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Letter from Charles Powell concerning David Lewis, convicted at the Breconshire Quarter...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/6/123
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This record is about the Letter from Charles Powell concerning David Lewis, convicted at the Breconshire Quarter... dating from 1787 Sept 22 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/6/123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787 Sept 22
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter from Charles Powell concerning David Lewis, convicted at the Breconshire Quarter Sessions[?] for stealing a turkey and other fowl. Powell considers him to have been found guilty on the clearest evidence and that some of the names in the petition [wanting] are suspect. Grounds for clemency: has many children (but not as many as are mentioned in the petition. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: no mercy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 417-418.
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999592/
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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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