Catalogue description Prisoner name(s): Gabriel Parker . Court and date of trial: Abingdon Assizes July...

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Details of HO 17/30/131
Reference: HO 17/30/131
Description:

Prisoner name(s): Gabriel Parker.

Court and date of trial: Abingdon Assizes July 1820.

Crime: Sheep stealing.

Initial sentence: Death commuted to seven years transportation.

Annotated (Outcome): Free pardon prepared October 1825.

Petitioner(s): Thomas Bowles, Visiting Magistrate.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Parker kept at Abingdon as he was acquainted with the hemp business which he taught to other prisoners.

Additional Information: In Abingdon Bridewell.

Date: 1825
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Dl 48
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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