Item
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 Richard Perryn on 1 collective petition (9 people, including clergyman/employer,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/8/12
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This record is about the Report of Richard Perryn on 1 collective petition (9 people, including clergyman/employer,... dating from 1789 Apr 15 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/8/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789 Apr 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of Richard Perryn on 1 collective petition (9 people, including clergyman/employer, 3 prosecutors and 2 magistrates) and 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of Edward Pearce, servant to John Hawkins, clergyman, convicted at the 'last' Worcestershire Assizes, for grand larceny and stealing from a shop. While in gaol he wrote a letter to an accomplice in Shrewsbury. This was opened on the orders of a magistrate and the letter contained details of several house breakings and burglaries he had committed over a period of time. Grounds for clemency: persuaded others of his previous good character and had acted well while in gaol. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: transportation for life.
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Folios 54-57.
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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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