Catalogue description Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson) . Prisoner age: 24. ...

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Details of HO 17/26/17
Reference: HO 17/26/17
Description:

Prisoner name(s): Samuel Robertson ( alias Samuel Robinson).

Prisoner age: 24.

Prisoner occupation: Chair maker.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions 1828.

Crime: Burglary.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 7 May 1828.

Petitioner(s): Samuel Robertson (prisoner) and 14 inhabitants of London.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent; the prisoner obtained an honest livelihood through his chair making business; in the event of mercy, the prisoner will again become a useful member of society.

Other papers: A letter from Samuel Robertson thanking the Home Secretary Robert Peel for saving his life signed by 13 people.

Additional Information: The prisoner was tried with James Barrett and John Brown.

Date: 1828 May 1 - 1828 May 16
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Cn17
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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