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Order of the Kings' Bench issued on receiving the report of Duncan Campbell, Superintendent...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/3/72

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This record is about the Order of the Kings' Bench issued on receiving the report of Duncan Campbell, Superintendent... dating from 1784 Apr 28 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/3/72
Date
1784 Apr 28
Description

Order of the Kings' Bench issued on receiving the report of Duncan Campbell, Superintendent of the convicts on board the Censor and Justitia hulks on the River Thames concerning William Abbott, convicted at the Herefordshire Assizes[?] on 10 May 1781. Grounds for clemency: prisoner has behaved well and has shown great marks of reformation. Initial sentence: a capital respite, sentenced to 5 years of hard labour on the Thames hulks. Recommendation: mercy, the prisoner to be given decent clothing at the time of his discharge.

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Folio 244.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9002807/

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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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