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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 Richard Arden and Edward Bearcroft on several prisoners convicted at the...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/8/23
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This record is about the Report of Richard Arden and Edward Bearcroft on several prisoners convicted at the... dating from 1789 May 5 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/8/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789 May 5
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Report of Richard Arden and Edward Bearcroft on several prisoners convicted at the Chester Assizes and recommended for mercy on the condition set against their names:
1. John Crine, convicted in spring 1784, for having in his custody implements for coining. Grounds for clemency: prisoner was successfully employed teaching his fellow prisoners to read and write. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: free pardon.
2. Robert Williams, convicted in spring 1786, for breaking and entering a dwelling house and stealing to the value of 50/-. Grounds for clemency: first offence and behaved well while in prison. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation. free pardon.
3. John Cummins, convicted in April 1784, for stealing shop goods to the value of 50/-. Grounds for clemency: prisoner discovered a plot by inmates that would have put the gaolers life in great danger. 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 90-91.
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999741/
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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