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Certificate/memorial of John Heath concerning Thomas Foster, convicted at the 'last'...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/3/127

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This record is about the Certificate/memorial of John Heath concerning Thomas Foster, convicted at the 'last'... dating from 1785 Mar 23 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/3/127
Date
1785 Mar 23
Description

Certificate/memorial of John Heath concerning Thomas Foster, convicted at the 'last' Summer Assizes at Coventry in Warwickshire, by William Henry Ashhurst, for obtaining goods by false pretences. Grounds for clemency: some 'favourable circumstances' in the prisoner's case were represented at the 'last' Assizes at Coventry in March. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation to America. Recommendation: free pardon.

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Folio 368.

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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/C9002862/

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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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