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Showing posts with label general thomas maitland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label general thomas maitland. Show all posts
Wednesday, 19 June 2013

19th June 1813: General Maitland appointed Governor of Malta

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John Hoppner's portrait of Maitland On Saturday 19th June 1813 Lieutenant General Maitland, the suppressor of Luddism in the North...
Wednesday, 20 March 2013

20th March 1813: General Maitland commends some of his officers to the Home Secretary

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Stratton Street, 20th March 1813 My Lord (The Disturbances in the Manufacturing Districts being now happily and completely terminated,...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013

20th February 1813: Francis Raynes meets General Maitland to discuss a possible reward for his efforts

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In his memoirs Captain Francis Raynes gives a description of a meeting he says took place between himself and General Maitland on Saturday 2...
Monday, 18 February 2013

18th February 1813: General Maitland sends a last letter from the West Riding to Lord Sidmouth

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York 18th Febry 1813. My dear Lord. I return’d here last night, finding the unfortunate business that carried me to Scotland was likely...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013

23rd January 1813: General Maitland issues a circular to West Riding Magistrates about the withdrawal of troops

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York, 23d January, 1813. CIRCULAR TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE WEST RIDING, GENTLEMEN, As it is my intention to make an immediate chang...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013

15th January 1813: General Maitland tells General Acland that the burials of the condemned Luddites should be watched closely

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York 15th Jany 1813. Dear General As the Bodies of the Culprits who are to be executed to morrow morning, will be delivered over to th...
Sunday, 13 January 2013

13th January 1813: General Maitland suggests to General Acland that a withdrawal of troops should be trialled

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York 13th Jany 1813 Dear Acland The Commission having enclosed here & having succeeded in every point beyond my most sanguine exp...
Friday, 28 December 2012

28th December 1812: General Maitland reports more Nottinghamshire Luddite attacks to the Home Office

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Wakefield 28th Decr 1812 My dear Sir I this morning received your very satisfactory letter, and am sorry to inform you, what will have...
Monday, 24 December 2012

24th December 1812: General Maitland writes to the Home Office about the resurgence of Luddism in Nottinghamshire

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Wakefield 24th Decr 1812 My dear Sir I am sorry to inform you that I last night received a Report from Major General Hawker, stating t...
Sunday, 23 December 2012

23rd December 1812: General Maitland reacts strongly to news that Joseph Radcliffe may be made a Baronet

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Wakefield 23rd December 1812 My dear Sir I find Lord Fitzwilliam has written a letter to Radcliffe, asking him if he would like to be...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

20th December 1812: General Maitland infoms the Home Office about the success of apprehending suspects for the burglaries

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Wakefield 20th December 1812 My dear Sir I have seen Lloyd, and he persists that the New Cases stated to you by Acland, are the best ...
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 ...
Sunday, 4 November 2012

4th November 1812: General Maitland tells the Home Secretary 'the whole of our Situation has improved'

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Wakefield 4th November 1812 My dear Lord I wrote to you [shortly] yesterday, on the Subject of the State of the Country, and it gives...
Saturday, 3 November 2012

3rd November 1812: General Maitland gives Earl Fitzwilliam his view of the cases for the York Assizes

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Wakefield 3rd November 1812 Dear Lord Fitzwilliam I have returned from Scotland where I was forced to go about some Election business...

3rd November 1812: General Maitland gives the Home Secretary his view of the situation in the West Riding

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Wakefield 3rd November 1812 My dear Lord I arrived here the day before yesterday, and yesterday received your Lordship’s letter commu...
Tuesday, 9 October 2012

9th October 1812: General Maitland leaves the West Riding to stand at the General Election

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Wakefield 9th October 1812 My dear Lord Since I came down here, I have been rather placed in a very unpleasant Situation, but upon wh...
Thursday, 13 September 2012

13th September 1812: General Maitland updates the Home Office about arrests made in the West Riding

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Wakefield 13th September 1812 My dear Sir Since I wrote you yesterday I have seen all the People connected with the Men taken up in th...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012

12th September 1812: General Maitland reports arrests in the West Riding to the Home Office

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Wakefield 12 Sept. 1812 1 oClock PM. My dear Sir Since I wrote you this Morning, I have received the enclosed, which I send in the ori...
Monday, 10 September 2012

10th September 1812: General Maitland shares his fears with General Acland

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Wakefield 10th Sept. 1812 Dear Acland Nothing can be so clear as two Things, first, that the whole Country is in that State of Fear, as...
Saturday, 8 September 2012

8th September 1812: General Maitland writes to the Home Office with his concerns about the West Riding

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Wakefield 8th September 1812 My dear Sir I attended at a Meeting of the Lieutenancy yesterday, when they came to the Resolution, of en...