Petition. 1789.

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Petition. 1789.

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Petition by S. Nelson, wife of Isaac Nelson seeking pardon for her husband who was sentenced to transportation for seven years for stealing, or permission to accompany him to New South Wales. The petition was submitted to "Mr Granville" sic. (i.e. W.W. Grenville). Grenville's permission to Mrs Nelson to accompany her husband is included. The petition gives details on the living conditions in England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Nelson, S. Mrs.

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Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834

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William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, British Whig statesman and Prime Minister from 11 February 1806 - 31 March 1807. From the description of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville manuscript material : 2 items, 1812-1813 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 261136065 Commissioner of the newly created board of control in 1784 and in 1786 vice-president of the committee of trade. Sent on a diplomatic mission to the Hague in the summer of 1787 and afterwar...

Nelson, Isaac, 1840-

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