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Report of Richard Perryn on John Perry, convicted (with his father and brother; father...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/20/60

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This record is about the Report of Richard Perryn on John Perry, convicted (with his father and brother; father... dating from 1796 Oct 10 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/20/60
Date
1796 Oct 10
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Report of Richard Perryn on John Perry, convicted (with his father and brother; father now executed and brother in HM. Navy) at the [Wiltshire Assizes] at New Sarum in March 1794, for a highway robbery on William Bowles. Prisoner is currently on board the hulks at Portsmouth. Grounds for clemency: that his father drew him (and his brother) in to commit the crime, previous good character. Initials sentence: [death, commuted to transportation]. Recommendation: to serve in HM. Forces; annotated 'Let him be pardoned for the army'. Folios 324-325. See also HO 47/20/56, folios 309-310.

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Language
English
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