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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 J. Fenton on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of Richard Thompson,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/12/112
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This record is about the Report of J. Fenton on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of Richard Thompson,... dating from 1790 Sept 16 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/12/112
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1790 Sept 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of J. Fenton on 1 individual petition (prisoner) on behalf of Richard Thompson, a publican at Slyne in Lancashire (and previously a seaman), convicted at the Michaelmas Lancashire Quarter Sessions on 7 October 1788, for receiving stolen property consisting of 2 pairs of trousers, 1 frock and a pair of buckles. There is also a covering letter from the Admiralty Office. Grounds for clemency: has a wife and family dependent on charity, prisoner had accepted the articles as security when a customer was unable to pay for his drink, there was no aggravating circumstances to the crime, has already served nearly 2 years imprisonment, has 28 years experience at sea, had twice been taken by the French ' & cast away twice', is able bodied and willing to enlist in HM. Navy. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: to enlist in HM. Navy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 444-449.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9021254/
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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