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Showing posts with label cheshire. Show all posts
Saturday, 23 July 2016

23rd July 1816: John Lloyd sends the weavers' memorial to the Home Office

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Stockport 23 July 1816 Sir I have since my return from the Sessions seen Mr. Middleton who says he has not heard any more from the man h...
Sunday, 17 July 2016

17th July 1816: Stockport Weavers send a Memorial to the Prince Regent

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TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS GEORGE PRINCE REGENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOMS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, WITH THEIR DEPENDENCIES. THE HUMBLE ...
Monday, 11 July 2016

11th July 1816: John Lloyd admits to the Home Office that the local authority is directly supporting the local weavers

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Stockport 11 July 1816 Sir I have the honor now to inform you that I yesterday attended a meeting of some of the principal Gentleman of ...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

25th June 1816: John Lloyd writes to the Home Office about distressed weavers in Stockport

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Stockport 25 June 1816 Sir In my last letter relating to the situation of the people in Stockport, I think I informed you that I had rec...
Thursday, 26 May 2016

26th May 1816: John Lloyd sends a circular to Stockport Manufacturers, urging preparations for disorder

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Rumours are kept afloat of unlawful [Combinations] & intended meetings of the dissatisfied workpeople. The weavers have petitioned the p...
Saturday, 21 May 2016

21st May 1816: The Rev Charles Prescot sends the weavers petition to the Home Office

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My Lord— Yesterday Two Men delegated by the Weavers of this town & Neighbourhood requested me to permit a meeting for the purpose of f...

21st May 1816: John Lloyd sends the 'Death of Calico Jack' handbill to the Home Office

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Stockport 21st May 1816 Sir Mr. Prescot will send up a Copy the Petition I alluded to in my last by this night’s Post – It is temperate...

21st May 1816: Stockport Weavers petition to Parliament

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To the Honorable the House of Commons of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled the Petition of the Cotton...
Friday, 20 May 2016

20th May 1816: John Lloyd sends his observations about local weavers to the Home Office

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Stockport 20th May 1816 Sir I was prepared to expect an application on the part of the Weavers to the resident magistrate Mr Prescot for...

20th May 1816: Distressed Stockport weavers appeal to the magistrate Rev Charles Prescot

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To the Revd Charles Prescot Revnd Sir Actuated by the sentiments of Gratitude for the generous concern you have ever manifested towards ...
Friday, 13 May 2016

13th May 1816: John Lloyd informs the Home Office of talk of a revival of 'Ludditism' in Stockport

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Stockport 13th May 1816 Sir You are so well acquainted with the dispositions of the different Classes of Society that I need not observe...
Saturday, 20 June 2015

20th June 1815: John Lloyd reports information about a Hatters' Union to the Home Office

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Stockport 20th June 1815 Sir At the last Chester assizes I was concerned professionally in a prosecution against a man of the name of Gr...
Sunday, 8 March 2015

8th March 1815: Stockport Magistrates write a reference for Captain Francis Raynes

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In his continuing efforts to obtain compensation from government, Francis Raynes had now enlisted the Stockport Magistrates to provide a re...
Monday, 16 December 2013

16th December 1813: The Stockport solicitor, John Lloyd, sends details of a case of seditious language to the Home Office

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Stockport 16th Decr 1813 Sir I have the honor to transmit to you copies of Informations taken against a man of the name of George Bowr...
Wednesday, 2 October 2013

2nd October 1813: The execution of James Renshaw, Simeon Beston & William Beston

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The execution of the 3 men convicted of burglary at the Chester Lammas Assizes, including the convicted Luddite, James Renshaw , took place ...
Friday, 13 September 2013

13th September 1813: The trial of William Beston, at Chester Lammas Assizes, for burglary

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William Beston was the brother of Simeon Beston, who had been convicted 3 days before of Burglary at Chester Lammas Assizes. It was he who t...
Tuesday, 10 September 2013

10th September 1813: The trial of Simeon Beston & James Renshaw at Chester Lammas Assizes, for burglary

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At Chester Lammas Assizes in 1813 two trials took place which have not, up until now at least, been deemed relevant to the chronicles of Lud...
Monday, 29 April 2013

29th April 1813: Robbery of Joseph Harding at Henbury, near Macclesfield

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Joseph Harding was a shopkeeper at Henbury, near Macclesfield. On Wednesday 28th April 1813, he had gone to bed early at 9.00 p.m. He awoke ...
Saturday, 20 April 2013

20th April 1813: Cases of machine-breaking & compensation at the Chester Lent Assizes

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The Chester Lent Assizes of 1813 saw some residual matters from the outbreaks of Luddism of 12 months previously come before it. Two men f...
Saturday, 26 January 2013

26th January 1813: The Stockport solicitor, John Lloyd, tells the Home Office that his agents are greedy for a reward

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Stockport 26 Jany 1813 Sir I have the honor of your public and private Letters this morning, the first containing Instructions for the...