Back about 1991-93 I visited the Greater London Public Records Office and
pored over the indictment slips for the Old Bailey for the quarter that
included February 1766. The slips were all on preprinted forms measuring
about 4 by 7 inches and were held together with a cord threaded through a
hole drilled through corner of the slips. I was able to transcribe the
data from the slip in question but did not have any means of making a
photocopy at the time.
I have explored the website at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org but have not
been able to find the record for William Oxton (may have been Oxten or
Oxden) who was convicted in February of having stolen a red and white silk
handkerchief the value of ten pence and was sentenced to seven years
transportation to the American colonies.
In preparation for a talk I will be giving next year on what became of
this fellow in the New World, I would like to find a representative
illustration of an indictment slip for that period. If anyone has access
to such a figure I could have a copy of I would appreciate it. Better
still, if anyone knows if these records have been digitized, I would be
interested in getting a copy of said record.
Dennis J. Ahern
Acton, MA 01720-2444
USA
