Catalogue description Prisoner name: Robert Parker, Philip Lee, and Robert Southcombe. Prisoner age: Aged 19,...

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Details of HO 17/77/36
Reference: HO 17/77/36
Description:

Prisoner name: Robert Parker, Philip Lee, and Robert Southcombe.

Prisoner age: Aged 19, 16 and 20.

Court and date of trial: Somerset Summer Assizes 1827.

Crime: Parker and Southcombe: Burglary from the house of Mr Clouter. Lee: Housebreaking from the property of Elizabeth Ewins.

Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Refused 18 September 1827.

Petitioner(s): Parker and nine other signatories. Lee and 13 others. Southcombe and 13 others.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; repentant; parents much grieved.

Other papers: Letter from R Hart Davis MP forwarding the petitions.

Additional Information: Parker's father is a tenant of Hart Davis and rents a farm for £60 per annum.

Date: 1827 Aug - 1827 Sept
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Om 36
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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