Catalogue description Prisoner name: Bridget McMahon (or Bridget Wilson). Prisoner details: Aged 50 or 60....

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Details of HO 17/13/119
Reference: HO 17/13/119
Description:

Prisoner name: Bridget McMahon (or Bridget Wilson).

Prisoner details: Aged 50 or 60.

Court and date of trial: Glasgow Winter Circuit Court, 24 December 1829.

Crime: Assault - throwing sulphuric acid over her husband ('Assault and contravention of Act 10 Geo 4 c 38').

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Not known before, health bad.

Annotated: Not fit for transportation. Free pardon 15 September 1831.

Grounds for clemency: Her age; she is in a state of extreme debility and ill health.

Correspondence: A letter from James Corkindale, Surgeon to Glasgow Jail.

Other papers: A letter from N Jeffrey (Lord Advocate) recommending mercy.

Date: 1831 Aug - 1831 Sept
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: AV 49 [Scot]
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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