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Benjamin WRIGHT

He was tried at Old Bailey, London on 26 May 1784 for stealing a silk handkerchief with a value of 2 shillings. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Scarborough aged about 18 at that time (May 1787). He had no occupation recorded.

Notes: Partner in the original crime was Robert Morgan. They were seen following a man and taking his handkerchief.



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