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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (25 people) on behalf...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/11/32
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This record is about the 1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (25 people) on behalf... dating from 1827 May 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/11/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827 May 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 individual petition (the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (25 people) on behalf of John Macdonald, herdsman, convicted in April 1827 at the Circuit Court in Perth of sheep stealing. The petitioner seeks permission to be accompanied by wife and child. Grounds for clemency: the prisoner would be able to support his family and stole from want. Initial sentence: transportation for life to New South Wales. Annotated: 'Transport to NSW without his family'. AN 4. [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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9464014/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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