Pages 82 and 85: Relating to Prisoners at The Tolbooth
- Reference:GB 243 A2/1/1/14
- Dates of Creation:nd [c18th century]
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 item
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Page 82
Petition from the magistrates of Glasgow to the circuit court for permission to remove prisoners from the Tolbooth to temporary calls near Stockwell Street, due to overcrowding of Tolbooth.
Page 85
Memorial to Lord Sydney concerning prisoners under sentence of transportation who have been detained in the prison two to three years: the petitioners request that the sentences be executed as their continuing imprisonment is "contrary to humanity and the laws of this country". [List of prisoners under sentence of transportation with dates of their sentences.]
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