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Report of Beaumont Hotham on Alexander Thomson, convicted at the 'last' Kent Assizes...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/8/8

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This record is about the Report of Beaumont Hotham on Alexander Thomson, convicted at the 'last' Kent Assizes... dating from 1789 Apr 6 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/8/8
Date
1789 Apr 6
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Report of Beaumont Hotham on Alexander Thomson, convicted at the 'last' Kent Assizes at Maidstone, for highway robbery. Prosecutor and jury unite to recommend a pardon. Grounds for clemency: youth (age not given) and previous good character. Initial sentence: death [implied?]. Recommendation: free pardon.

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Folios 29-30.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Report of Beaumont Hotham on Alexander Thomson, convicted at the 'last' Kent Assizes...

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