Letter from James Adair, Recorder of London, enclosing several lists of (97) convicts...

Letter from James Adair, Recorder of London, enclosing several lists of (97) convicts all for transportation to Africa. The judge refers to 'the late Act of Parliament' concerning transportation and sets out the wording to be used in regard to each list. There is great detail pertaining to the movement of orders and pardons to be issued.

List 1:Convicts already sentenced to be transported to Africa and not requiring a new order

John Martin, Jermiah Hurley, John Petre, William Richardson, George West, Henry Horne and Mary Humphries.

List 2: Convicts pardoned on condition of serving for life in the Kings Corps of Foot on the coast of Africa. Have returned before the expiration of their transportation sentence terms, thus breaking the condition and remain under sentence of death. Require new pardon on previous condition

John Ruglass and Samuel Woodham

List 3: Convicts awarded death sentences are recommended for a pardon on condition of transportation to Africa for terms stated. (Recipients awaiting pardons)

7 years transportation: John Boyle, Samuel Thompson, George alias John Campbell, Samuel Hall, Sarah Slater, Richard Middleton, Elizabeth Leonard, James alias William Balsling, Thomas Till, Simon Young, Thomas Cole, Edward Garth, James Smith, Ferdinand Dowland, Robert Arty, Thomas Gore, John Davison, Charles Hughes. [John Walker and Richard Smith Crossed off the list].

Transported for life: Thomas Freeman, John Harris, James Shiers, Joseph Tuso, John Portie, John Matthew Cox, John Ruffler, Mary Marshall, Ann Read and John Moseley.

List 4: Sentence of transportation already passed, but the destination as Africa for transportation is to be agreed

7 years transportation: William Moore alias Ralsom, Thomas Howard, George Thorpe, William Elliott alias Ellard, James Davis, Benjamin Ingram, Catherine Hart, Nicholas English, David Jacobs, Thomas Griffiths, Philip Farrell, William Walsh, George Raymond, John Westwood, John Jepp, Mary Branham, Robert Jones, Benjamin Wager, Anne Moore, Sarah Partridge, John Walker, James Holloway, Edward Smith, Henry Smith, Jacob Bellett, John Massins, Robert Abel, John Young, William Parish, George Wood, John Parker, John Hart, Charles Stone.

14 years transportation: Richard Small, John Stogdell, John Dennis alias Hammond, Elizabeth Colley.

List 5: The sentence of transportation for the convicts listed to America cannot be conveniently executed, an order is required to alter the destination to Africa for the terms stated

7 years transportation: Anne Wright, Aquila Bech, James Burleigh, Mary Lawrence, George Bannister, Henry Griffiths, Richard Percival, John Hall, William Lee, John Duffey, William Wright, William Morgan, Peter Bond, William Hinton, Thomas Oxford, Samuel Peyton, Daniel Clarke, John Morris, Richard Elliott, Edward Dickenson Ellis James Smith.

Transportation for life: Charles Peat

Folios 112-115.