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September 1793 - September 1794

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Note Whatever is written against the name of a Prisoner with Red Ink is intended
to shew that the Circumstance was not an occurrence of the Session under which the
Prisoners name appears enter'd.

Prisoners whose names have a Red Line ruled under them are out of the Custody of The Keeper
Those without any line were in Custody on the 28 Septr. 1794 Transferred by Messrs Perchard and Hamerton to Messrs Eamer & Burnett
A Black Ink Line under a prisoners name shews the prisoner Executed
The Short Black Line in the Column "if Acquitted" shews that the Prisoner is removed on board Some Hulk or Transported

NG. Not Guilty
DP. Discharged by proclamation
DOC. Do. by Order of Court.

Recommended by.

Paul Le Mes [..]
R Clark
C.J. Kerley
H J Pye
John Eamer< no role >

M Addington
Richd. Ford< no role >
N Bond
J: Floud
[..] . Colquhoun
Danl. Williams< no role >

A. Macdonald
[..] Adair
Rooke
John Silvester< no role >
John Reeves< no role >
W Gibbons
N Grose

W Mainwaring
W Anderson
E Do [..]

Observation on the Conduct of John Townsend in the Case of Edward Egerton< no role > a Capital Convict who was Ordered
for Execution but was pardoned at his instance to Serve in the Navy, who when he had got such pardon took it to Newgate
get the Prisoner from the Custody of the Keeper and instead of seeing him on board any skip set him at liberty which was proved
on a full investigation of all the Circumstances before Mr. Bond at Bow Street (Vide page 3. Observations on pardons

Cancelled this 13. of November 18th. in consequence of the annexed affidavits, which
gave me the first information I never had of the transaction.
J. King

Observations on Mr Sheltons Contract for Sending Convicts to New South Wales . page. 45




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