Leicester July 31.st 1817
Dear Sir
The prisoner accepted our proposal & pleaded guilty to the indictment charging him with the offence of framebreaking―The words were scarcely out of his mouth before he was seized with a very violent convulsion fit which continued more than half an hour and left him in a state of insensibility. The judge will pass sentence upon him tomorrow.
My advances on account of the Treasons & in this [business] are considerable. You will oblige me if you will authorize Mr Litchfield to place some money to my acct: at Messrs Lees & Co. of Lombard St.
I am Dear Sir
Your most obed Servt
Wm Jeffery Lockett
[To Henry Hobhouse]
This letter can be found at HO 42/168. Lockett followed this letter up the day after to point out that Caldwell has been sentenced the same day after he had sent this letter.
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