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Certificate/memorial of Nash Grose and John Heath on prisoners capitally convicted...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/18/69

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HO 47/18/69
Date
1795 Aug 12
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Certificate/memorial of Nash Grose and John Heath on prisoners capitally convicted on the Western Circuit in 1795 and recommended to mercy on the conditions set against their names:

Hampshire 15 July 1795

1. William Dickman, convicted for burglary. Recommendation: transportation for life.

2. Joseph Leader, alias John Wyatt, convicted for sheep stealing. Recommendation: transportation for life.

Dorset 23 July 1795

3. John Quin, alias Jack Hockland, John Owen, Flanagan Ward alias Flan Ward, convicted for highway robbery. Recommendation: mercy, on enlistment in HM. Army.

Cornwall 3 August 1795

4. John Rouse, convicted for house breaking. Recommendation: 12 months imprisonment and hard labour.

Wiltshire 18 July 1795

5. Daniel Master and John McGuyze, convicted for burglary. Recommendation: 12 months imprisonment and hard labour.

6. John Raisey, convicted for stealing in a dwelling house goods and monies, value above 40/. Recommendation: 2 years imprisonment at hard labour.

Devon 27 July 1795

7. Sarah Colman, convicted for burglary. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

8. William Wills, convicted for sheep stealing. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

9. John Brown, convicted for a robbery on Johannes Nootemans. Recommendation: mercy, on condition of enlistment in HM. Army.

10. William Northway and William Southward, convicted for demolishing and pulling down a water mill and some of the works. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

11. John Melloy, convicted for highway robbery. Recommendation: mercy, on condition of enlistment in HM. Army.

12. Robert Rowe, convicted for stealing in a dwelling house goods value above 40/-. Recommendation: 12 months imprisonment and hard labour.

Somerset on 8 August 1795

13. Thomas Applin, convicted for horse stealing. Recommendation: transportation for life.

14. Mary Chard, wife of James Chard convicted for highway robbery. Recommendation: 12 months imprisonment and hard labour.

Folios 292-293.

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English
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