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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/letter from Richard Burke, recorder of Bristol, to Lord Sydney. Not having...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/3/52
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This record is about the Report/letter from Richard Burke, recorder of Bristol, to Lord Sydney. Not having... dating from 1784 Feb 28 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/3/52
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1784 Feb 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report/letter from Richard Burke, recorder of Bristol, to Lord Sydney. Not having any knowledge of the case he had had forwarded the petition [wanting] to John Anderson, Mayor of Bristol and received a letter in reply (enclosed), dated 26 February 1784, in favour of George Nicholas, convicted by late Lord Ashburton, at the last[?] session of gaol delivery held at Newgate in Bristol, for stealing 2 calves. The letter from John Anderson also includes a very informal entry that 'Mrs Anderson presents her compliments'. Grounds for clemency: has been in confinement for more than 22 months pending orders to be executed, had acted through 'folly and simplicity', and other circumstances 'of his Case'. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: free pardon, Anderson states 'it will be an act of humanity and benevolence' if pardon is granted.
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Folios 162-165.
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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/C9002787/
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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