Catalogue description Prisoner name: Thomas Hamilton. Prisoner details: A lapidary. Court and date of trial:...

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Details of HO 17/13/115
Reference: HO 17/13/115
Description:

Prisoner name: Thomas Hamilton.

Prisoner details: A lapidary.

Court and date of trial: Edinburgh High Court 4 July 1831.

Crime: Theft, habit and repute.

Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Very bad, convicted before.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): 15 inhabitants of Edinburgh and London.

Grounds for clemency: He is not guilty of the habit and repute of a common thief, therefore the sentence should reflect only the charge of theft.

Additional Information: The convict was tried with John Wilson and Duncan Robertson.

Date: 1831 July
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: AV 45 [Scot]
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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