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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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Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on 1 collective petition (7 people,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/12/80
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This record is about the Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on 1 collective petition (7 people,... dating from 1790 Nov 25 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 47/12/80
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Date (When the record was created)
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1790 Nov 25
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on 1 collective petition (7 people, from St Giles in the Field in Middlesex, including the minister and a churchwarden) on behalf of William Brown, sailor, convicted in April 1786, for stealing 6 pieces of printed cotton cloth (160 yards), value £20, property of Henry Thwaites, of High Holborn in Middlesex, on 7 November 1785[?]. There is a letter from the prisoner to his father detailing his navy service and asking him to persevere with his petition for mercy 'as there is many [petitions for mercy] goe Unnoticed for want of proper attendance'; and a letter to his aunt and uncle asking them also to make an application on his behalf. Evidences supplied by William Bradley, apprentice to Mr Thwaites; Mr Gibson, Edward Nicholson, servant to Mr Gibson; John Joseph, William Ewan and John Prosser. Grounds for clemency: is contrite, has served 4 years of his sentence, promise of future good behaviour, prisoner is a seaman, has served in HM. Navy during 'the last War' and offers now to enlist again in HM. Navy. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation to Africa. Recommendation: no mercy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 309-318.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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