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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 Alexander Thomson on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/14/5
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This record is about the Report of Alexander Thomson on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective... dating from 1792 Jan 28 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/14/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792 Jan 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report of Alexander Thomson on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (12 people) on behalf of Robert Wherrick, convicted at the Yorkshire Assizes, for stealing 3 sacks and 4 bushels of oats (2 sacks, valued 18d in the petition), property of Richard Kirby, of Kirby, on 24 June 1791. There was a second indictment for stealing a sack and a bushel of oats property of Samuel Melbourn. The judge considered him a dangerous criminal and had tried him before for murder (acquitted) Grounds for clemency: repentant, first offence, previous good character, promise of future behaviour, received offers of employment and has a dependent wife and 8 children. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: no mercy. Folios 24-26.
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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 on Transfer
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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