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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
Item
Report of T.B. Bayley, Chairman of the Lancashire Quarter Sessions at Manchester,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/12/121
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This record is about the Report of T.B. Bayley, Chairman of the Lancashire Quarter Sessions at Manchester,... dating from 1790 Dec 21 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/12/121
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1790 Dec 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of T.B. Bayley, Chairman of the Lancashire Quarter Sessions at Manchester, on Samuel Dunkerly, journeyman calico printer from Ashton-under-Lyne, committed to prison by Reverend Prescott in October 1790, for leaving work unfinished 'at the usual turnout of Journeymen...' in June 1790. There is also a letter from John Lowe, 1 of the prisoner's employers/prosecutors. Grounds for clemency: 'The offence was occasioned by the refusal to comply with regulations and restraints inconsistent with his contract and every way injurious to him', previous good character, employers has received 'Satisfaction and they made representation to Prescott to release the prisoner, prisoner is now sick in prison (disputed by Bayley) and has a 'distressed' wife and family to support. Initial sentence: 3 months imprisonment. Recommendation: a pardon.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Folios 482-485.
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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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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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