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Duplicate of CO 37/42/9. Folios 23-24
Catalogue reference: CO 37/42/10
Date: 1790 Apr 15
Duplicate of CO 37/42/9. Folios 23-24
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Agrees to end the practice of granting pardons to prisoners convicted of serious...
Catalogue reference: CO 37/202/44
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This record is about the Agrees to end the practice of granting pardons to prisoners convicted of serious... dating from 1872 May 16 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 37/202/44
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872 May 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Agrees to end the practice of granting pardons to prisoners convicted of serious offences who agree to leave the island 'never more to return'. Questions whether such pardons could still be granted to minor criminals. Refers to the recent release of R Bassett, who was convicted for murder, and the earlier release of Charles Stewart, who was sentenced for rape. Also discusses the case of George Sinclair, a non-Bermudian serving a sentence for causing destruction of property.
John Henry Lefroy, Governor of Bermuda, No. 37, Folios 303-308
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 5667/1872
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9117056/
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