On Monday evening, 8th June 1812, a group of men called at the home of on an elderly well-to-do man who lived at Newton Green, near Hyde in Cheshire. The group - who called themselves General Ludd's men - demanded his weapons, and the man gave them his gun.
The men then demanded ale, and the group drank proceeded to drink to the health of General Ludd before leaving.
The information about this raid comes from a letter from Lewis Lees to General Acland, which can be found at HO 40/2/2.
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