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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
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Report of John Matthew Grimwood, Recorder of Colchester on behalf of John Mixter,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/22/29
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- HO 47/22/29
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798
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Report of John Matthew Grimwood, Recorder of Colchester on behalf of John Mixter, blacksmith, convicted at the 'Epiphany Sessions' at Colchester [Essex], 1798, for breaking and entering a barn and taking a lock, value 4d, property of Byham Hewes, farmer, on 14 December 1797. Evidences supplied by Byham Hewes, Benjamin Munson and Matthew Hewer. Hewes had lost a large quantity of corn from his barn and so had sat watch in the barn, and caught Mixter. On enquiring into the prisoner's character in the neighbourhood Grimwood found 'he [the prisoner] has been long suspected to belong to a Gang of very bad Fellows' [around Mile End and 'Boxtead Heath' [Broxted]. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: no mercy. Folios 157-160. See also HO 47/22/27, folios 145-152.
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- 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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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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