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Catalogue description 1 individual petition (Betsey Williams, wife of the prisoner) and 1 collective petition...
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| Reference: | HO 17/40/92 |
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| Description: |
1 individual petition (Betsey Williams, wife of the prisoner) and 1 collective petition (13 signatories) on behalf of John Williams convicted at Salford Sessions in May 1829 for stealing five shillings. Grounds for clemency: the petitioner alleges that her husband was arrested only because of his presence in the street at the time of a 'turn out' [riot] in Manchester and that he took no direct part in the violence. Gaoler's Report: character middling. Convicted before. Initial sentence: 7 years' transportation. Annotated: nil. FO42 |
| Date: | 1829 Sept |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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