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Catalogue description Prisoner name(s): Charles Tennant . Prisoner occupation: Employed in Saint George's...
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| Reference: | HO 17/26/39 |
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| Description: |
Prisoner name(s): Charles Tennant. Prisoner occupation: Employed in Saint George's workhouse in Little Chelsea, [London]. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions in 1828. Crime: Housebreaking. The prisoner burgled John Houisin (prosecutor) of Brompton, Middlesex. Initial sentence: Death. Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 7 May 1828. Petitioner(s): Charles Tennant (prisoner)and undersigned by John Rawlins of 23 Noel Street, [London]; Sarah Tennant (prisoner's mother). Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The petitioner is a poor widow and the prisoner is her only child; the petitioner would have brought evidence to the trial to prove that the prisoner is deficient in his intellects; the prisoner is sincerely penitent and truly sensible of the enormity of his offence; he promises to reform his character if released. Additional Information: In Newgate Gaol. |
| Date: | 1828 Apr |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | Cn 39 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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