Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petitions (11 people, including...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/11/26
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petitions (11 people, including... dating from 1827 Apr 19 - 1827 Jul 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/11/26
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827 Apr 19 - 1827 Jul 26
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petitions (11 people, including ministers of the church, magistrates of Kilmarnock, and police of Kilmarnock) on behalf of Priscilla Kelly/Priscilla Wemyss, housewife, convicted at the Court of Justiciary held at Ayr on 19 April 1827 of uttering 3 forged banknotes. There are covering letters from John Couran and James Kegg[?], town clerk, Kilmarnock. Grounds for clemency: the notes were counterfeited by David Scott who received the greater part of the proceeds, Scott has evaded detection, the prisoner stole from want, has a young family to support and an infant child who will be transported with her if her petition is not granted. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated: 'nil granted' and 'refused'. AM 25[a]. [Scot]
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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 Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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