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1 collective petition (13 people, including the church wardens, overseers and others...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/8/27

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This record is about the 1 collective petition (13 people, including the church wardens, overseers and others... dating from 1789 Apr 28 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/8/27
Date
1789 Apr 28
Description

1 collective petition (13 people, including the church wardens, overseers and others of St. Mary, Whitechapel) on behalf of Thomas Hodgetts, convicted at the Staffordshire Assizes in March 1788, for stealing a 'Linsey Woolsey', property of Mrs Nock, of Rowley. Grounds for clemency: previous good character, has a wife and 3 small children now 'in want of Subsistence' and has friends willing to secure him employment. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Folios 98-99. See also HO 47/8/35, folios 125-128.

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See also HO 47/8/35, folios 125-128.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8999745/

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