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Showing posts with label fartown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fartown. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 January 2013

12th January 1813: The trial of James Hey, Joseph Crowther & Nathan Hoyle for a robbery at Fartown

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On Tuesday 12th January 1813, the remaining trials of the York Special Commission were held. The first case was against James Hey (aged 25...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012

19th December 1812: General Acland informs the Home Office about the suspects committed for the recent robberies

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Huddersfield 19th December 1812. My dear Sir. I had in part anticipated your wishes previous to the receipt of your note to the 15th In...

19th December 1812: The Leeds Mercury reports the committal of a new suspect in the Deighton & Fartown robberies

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The Leeds Mercury of Saturday 19th December 1812 reported that a shopkeeper from Elland called William Hanson had been arrested and committe...
Friday, 14 December 2012

14th December 1812: James Hey confesses to robberies at Deighton & Fartown, implicates others

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On Monday 14th December 1812, Major Hankin of the 2nd Dragoons took the confession of a man recently arrested under suspicion of being invol...

14th December 1812: General Acland tells General Maitland of a breakthrough in information about Luddite burglars

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Huddersfield 14th December 1812. My dear Sir, Lt Cooper has some information which if correct may lead to discovery of most of the robb...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012

12th December 1812: Tory & Liberal publications do their best to insult the Luddites

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In December 1812, both the Tory Leeds Intelligencer & Whig Leeds Mercury were conducting a war of words. The spat had begun of 7th Decem...
Friday, 7 December 2012

7th December 1812: Joseph Radcliffe writes to the Home Office about the recent robberies near Huddersfield

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Sir. I had yesterday the honor to receive your Letter of the fourth Instant saying that a correspondent of Mr Lord Sidmouth’s have commun...
Sunday, 2 December 2012

2nd December 1812: General Acland sends another update to General Maitland about the recent Robberies

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Huddersfield 2nd December 1812. My dear Sir, The three men against whom warrants were issued, were brought before Mr. Ratcliffe this mo...
Saturday, 1 December 2012

1st December 1812: General Acland updates General Maitland on the recent Robberies near Huddersfield

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Huddersfield 1 December 1812. My dear Sir, From the information Allison & myself have receiv’d, Warrants are granted by Mr. Radclif...

1st December 1812: Lieutenant Cooper informs General Acland of suspects wanted for Robberies near Huddersfield

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Elland 1st December 1812. Sir. I have the Honor to transmit to you what particulars I have been able to acquire concerning the Robberie...
Friday, 30 November 2012

30th November 1812: General Maitland writes to Acland about his report of new Robberies

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Wakefield 30th November 1812 Dear Acland I have just received yours & am not much surprized at its contents, we We must expect ...

30th November 1812: General Acland informs General Maitland about the Robberies at Deighton & Fartown

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Huddersfield 30th November 1812. My dear Sir, On my return from Halifax this afternoon it was reported to me that Seven robberies were ...
Thursday, 29 November 2012

29th November 1812: Multiple Arms Raids & Robberies at Deighton & Fartown, near Huddersfield

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In the evening of Sunday 29th November 1812, a series of robberies were committed in the area of Deighton & Fartown, near Huddersfield. ...