Item
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
1 collective petition (163 people, including members of the trial jury, churchwardens...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/22/10
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This record is about the 1 collective petition (163 people, including members of the trial jury, churchwardens... dating from 1798 May 31 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/22/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798 May 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 collective petition (163 people, including members of the trial jury, churchwardens and others of Wapping, Wapping Wall, Ratcliffe Highway and Shadwell in Middlesex, gives many address and trades/occupations) on behalf of John Archer, tallow chandler of Wapping, convicted at the Old Bailey in February 1798, for receiving 40lbs of stolen tallow, property of Messrs Kiddeys, on 10 January 1798. There is a letter from S. Weddell to R. Clark, indicting that the trial judge (Giles Rooke) would permit the prisoner to transport himself. Grounds for clemency: age (58 years), previous good character, has served his parish as overseer, constable and other offices 'as they came to his turn to serve', and has a wife and 3 small children to support. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Folios 52-57. See also HO 47/22/14, folios 67-70.
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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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HO 47
Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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