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Report of J Adair on Elizabeth Taylor, convicted at the Denbigh Quarter Sessions,...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/22/9

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This record is about the Report of J Adair on Elizabeth Taylor, convicted at the Denbigh Quarter Sessions,... dating from 1798 Apr 10 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 47/22/9
Date
1798 Apr 10
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Report of J Adair on Elizabeth Taylor, convicted at the Denbigh Quarter Sessions, on 5 April 1796, for stealing a feather bed, blanket, quilt and other items, value 10/-, property of Mary David. There is a report by Robert Nicholls, surgeon to the Ruthin Prison, on the prisoner's medical condition, stating that she has paralytic afflictions to her body and on account of incontinence she is a nuisance to the prison. Grounds for clemency: crime committed with no aggravation, has already served 2 years of sentence in the house of correction and is in very poor state of health. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: free pardon; annotated 'the free pardon to be granted'. Folios 48-51.

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English
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9176037/

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