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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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Certificate of free pardon issued by John William Rose, Recorder of London, for John...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/9/59
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This record is about the Certificate of free pardon issued by John William Rose, Recorder of London, for John... dating from 1789 Sept 28 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 47/9/59
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789 Sept 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Certificate of free pardon issued by John William Rose, Recorder of London, for John Williams, convicted at the Old Bailey in May 1787, for stealing a silver spoon and sentenced to 7 years transportation, but receiving a conditional pardon. Williams not being held in Rose's jurisdiction (City of London and Middlesex) the certificate instructs those holding him to release him from gaol following his meeting the criteria for his free pardon: to provide security for 2 years good behaviour. A pencilled annotation suggests he is on board the Dunkirk hulk.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 200-201.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9003032/
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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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