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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
Item
1 collective petition (8 people, including the prisoner) on behalf of Richard Stroud,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/22/36
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This record is about the 1 collective petition (8 people, including the prisoner) on behalf of Richard Stroud,... dating from 1798 May 18 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 47/22/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798 May 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 collective petition (8 people, including the prisoner) on behalf of Richard Stroud, convicted at 'the Sessions at, Yarmouth, Norfolk,' on 14 September 1796, for stealing candles, value 4/-. There is a memorandum on behalf of Richard Stroud, Excise Officer, at present on the Lion hulk at Portsmouth Harbour awaiting transportation to New South Wales, stating that Stroud wishes to enter on board a 'Man of War' as he has a young wife and 3 children living, and a covering letter to the memorandum from William C------- about 'the poor Man about whom I troubled you before' asking for the prisoner to be allowed to serve on a man-of-war. Grounds for clemency: had been a man of credit in London but fell into misfortune due to losses in trade, is contrite, a healthy man, aged 26 and willing to serve in HM. Navy, has a wife and 3 small children to support. Folios 246-251. See also HO 47/22/16, folios 73-75 and HO 47/22/18, folios 93-96.
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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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