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Patrick Hartford
« on: Tuesday 22 January 19 22:09 GMT (UK) »
This query is in respect the Court Martial of my ancestor PATRICK HARTFORD in India in 1840. I have attached the part of the record ( and the inverted copy) which relates to the punishment. The crime was to fall asleep on duty. He is the third line in the image.
 
OK, so it definitely says 6 and the rest is a ditto from the line above but I can’t for the life of me decipher the rest.
 Can anyone help me?
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Re: Patrick Hartford
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 January 19 22:12 GMT (UK) »
Could the middle bit be Impt for imprisonment and the bit in front the amount of time?
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Re: Patrick Hartford
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 January 19 22:30 GMT (UK) »
I agree. I think the top line reads 4 Mos Impt, but I'm not sure what the last bit is 'de'?

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Re: Patrick Hartford
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 January 19 22:38 GMT (UK) »
I think it's not 'de', but &c (= etc.).

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Re: Patrick Hartford
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 19:28 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks to those of you who responded to my query.
Of course its obvious when someone deciphers it for you.
Clearly he was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment which probably wasn't much fun for his wife who had five children to look after, presumably without his pay.

Cheers
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