Catalogue description Prisoner's name: Richard Dillingham. Prisoner's age: 20. Court and date of trial:...

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Details of HO 17/3/86
Reference: HO 17/3/86
Description:

Prisoner's name: Richard Dillingham.

Prisoner's age: 20.

Court and date of trial: Bedfordshire Summer Assizes July 1831.

Crime: Housebreaking.

Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: Character not known before.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner: 14 inhabitants of Flitwick [Bedfordshire].

Grounds for clemency: Ask for mitigation; he would become a useful member of society if he is not sent out of the country.

Date: 1831 Aug 2
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: AQ 36
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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