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Report of Edward Willes on John Fortune, convicted at the Yorkshire Assizes on 5...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/3/122

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This record is about the Report of Edward Willes on John Fortune, convicted at the Yorkshire Assizes on 5... dating from 1785 Apr 23 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/3/122
Date
1785 Apr 23
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Report of Edward Willes on John Fortune, convicted at the Yorkshire Assizes on 5 March 1785[?], for stealing linen cloth from a bleaching croft, value 1/-. Grounds for clemency: the prisoner had received some promise upon turning 'Evidence for the Crown' which led to his conviction and that of his accomplices. Initial sentence: death, reprieved. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

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Folio 359.

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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/C9002857/

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