Catalogue description Prisoner name: James Barrett. Prisoner age: 19 years. Court and date of trial: Old...

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Details of HO 17/127/179
Reference: HO 17/127/179
Description:

Prisoner name: James Barrett.

Prisoner age: 19 years.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, April 1828.

Crime: Burglary of the house of James Nicholas Waylett at Fish Street Hill, City of London on 8 April 1828.

Initial sentence: Death.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Considered at Report in Council 7 May 1828'.

Petitioner(s): James Nicholas Waylett (prosecutor) undersigned by nine inhabitants of London known to the convict's parents.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; nothing was stolen; no violence was used.

Additional Information: Petition cover erroneously names the convict as John Barrett; convicted with John Brown and Samuel Robertson [sentences not stated].

Date: 1828 May 6
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Zm 28
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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