Catalogue description Prisoner name: James Luff. Prisoner age: 24. Prisoner occupation: Letter carrier for the...

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Details of HO 17/5/44
Reference: HO 17/5/44
Description:

Prisoner name: James Luff.

Prisoner age: 24.

Prisoner occupation: Letter carrier for the General Post Office.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, 6 January 1836.

Crime: Embezzling a letter containing a sovereign.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character not known.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Thomas Luff, farmer of North Chapel [Sussex] (the prisoner's father), one of which is undersigned by 26 people mostly from North Chapel and Petworth, Sussex.

Grounds for clemency: The prisoner was advised to plead guilty by his counsel when he could not prove his innocence; his father is a well respected person and feels the disgrace of his son most acutely.

Other papers: Covering letter from Thomas Hale, Surgeon of Petworth.

Additional Information: Prisoner sent to New South Wales.

Date: 1836 Jan; 1839 Mar
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: AW 44
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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