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Showing posts with label combination acts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label combination acts. Show all posts
Saturday, 16 January 2016

16th January 1816: The Leeds Cloth Dressers Union case comes to court

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On Tuesday 16th January 1816, the case of the Union Officers arrested and charged with aiding and abetting an illegal combination (i.e. Tra...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

30th December 1815: Leeds Cloth Dressers' Union Secretary writes a corrective letter to the Leeds Mercury

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Following the report of his arrest in the 23rd December 1815 edition of the Leeds Mercury, John Sunderland - the Secretary of the Cloth Dr...
Friday, 18 December 2015

18th December 1815: Cloth Dressers' Union Secretary arrested in Leeds

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In the evening of Monday 18th December 1815 John Sunderland, the secretary of the Cloth Dressers' Union (or 'Brief Institution')...
Monday, 7 July 2014

7th July 1814: George Coldham updates the Home Office on the conviction of the FWK Union officers

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Nottm 7th July 1814. Dear Sir, In consequence of the hurry occasioned to me personally by many circumstances connected with Conviction o...
Sunday, 18 May 2014

18th May 1814: Combination laws used against scythemakers in Derbyshire

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On Wednesday 18th May 1814, nine scythemakers were convicted under the Combination Acts of organising in Derbyshire with a view to an increa...
Friday, 28 March 2014

28th March 1814: The Rev WR Hay tells the Home Office that Master Printers are scared to act against the Union

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(Private) Ackworth 28 March (Eveng) 1814. Dear Sir, Having written the only official answer which it is in my power to give to your le...
Friday, 14 March 2014

14th March 1814: The Home Office ask The Rev Hay for more information on a North West Printers Union

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Sent to Revd. W. R. Hay Ackworth near Pontefract W.H. 14th of March 1814 Sir A copy of your letter Lord Sidmouth having directed ...