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Report of Francis Burton, Deputy Recorder of Oxford, on Joseph Pure, convicted at...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/3/63

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This record is about the Report of Francis Burton, Deputy Recorder of Oxford, on Joseph Pure, convicted at... dating from 1784 Aug 1 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/3/63
Date
1784 Aug 1
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Report of Francis Burton, Deputy Recorder of Oxford, on Joseph Pure, convicted at the last City of Oxford Session of the Peace and Gaol Delivery, for stealing a linen shirt, 11 guineas and 2 half guineas, from a dwelling house. Grounds for clemency: youth (age not given), not connected with other offenders, no previous convictions, jury thought him fit to recommend for mercy and other favourable unspecified circumstances. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: 7 years transportation or another punishment not exceeding in severity that may be considered more practicable or expedient at the present time.

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Folios 209-210.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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