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Report of Alexander Thomson on 1 collective petition (55 people, including the prosecutor,...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/14/43

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This record is about the Report of Alexander Thomson on 1 collective petition (55 people, including the prosecutor,... dating from 1792 Aug 25 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/14/43
Date
1792 Aug 25
Description

Report of Alexander Thomson on 1 collective petition (55 people, including the prosecutor, from Leicester) on behalf of John Bentley, of Thurmaston, convicted at the Leicestershire Spring Assizes in 1792, for a robbery on John Lockwood. Grounds for clemency: first offence, previous good character has suffered a 'long confinement', has behaved well during this time, is contrite and has a wife and 4 children. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: 7 years transportation. Folios 209-212. See also HO 47/14/56, folios 262-265.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9175407/

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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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