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Showing posts with label general wroth acland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label general wroth acland. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 March 2016

8th March 1816: General Wroth Palmer Acland, Luddite baiter, dies from fever, age 46

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Acland's memorial stone at Bath Abbey (photo copyright Robert at Flickr ) On Friday 8th March 1816, General Wroth Palmer Acland died...
Thursday, 7 March 2013

7th March 1813: General Acland writes one of his final letters to General Maitland from Wakefield

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Wakefield 7th March 1813. My dear Sir. The Reports receiv’d this day are most satisfactory I copy Raynes’s as the most intelligent, ...
Friday, 1 March 2013

1st March 1813: General Acland updates General Maitland on the state of the West Riding

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Wakefield 1 March 1813. My dear Sir. The Weekly reports on the state of the Country receiv’d yesterday are most satisfactory, & I f...
Sunday, 24 February 2013

24th February 1813: General Acland informs General Maitland of Francis Raynes' desire for a job with Government & an assault on an employee of William Cartwright

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Wakefield 24th Febry 1813. My dear Sir. Raynes says he is so little perfectl y acquainted with the places Government have in their disp...
Saturday, 23 February 2013

23rd February 1813: General Acland writes a summary of recent events for General Maitland

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Wakefield 23rd Febry 1813. My dear Sir. I went this morning to Huddersfield & fortunately met Mr. Radcliffe, Scott & Armytage t...
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...
Sunday, 10 February 2013

10th February 1813: General Acland updates General Maitland about the siutation in the West Riding

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Wakefield 10th Feby 1813 My dear Sir Having daily expected your return, I discontinued writing, having heard from Hamilton, that you ha...
Saturday, 26 January 2013

26th January 1813: General Acland asks Major Bruce to investigate the fire at Sutcliffe's Mill at Todmorden

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Wakefield 26th January 1813. Sir. It has just been reported to me that a large Cotton Mill belonging to Mr. Sutcliffe of Todmorden was ...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013

22nd January 1813: General Acland rebukes Lt Colonel Lang for providing a guard for Joseph Mellor

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York 22nd January 1813. Sir— Your communication respecting Joseph Mellor dated yesterday has been forwarded to me here—It does not appe...

22nd January 1813: General Acland issues orders for the winding down of troops in the area of Liversedge

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York 22d Jany 1813 Sir You will receive Orders for the withdrawing all the detachments under your Command, excepting the men of the Sti...

22nd January 1813: General Aland issues orders for the winding down of troops in the area of Elland

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York 22 Jany 1813 Sir. It is Lt. General Maitland's intention that the Detachment at Elland shall be reduced to three Serjeants ...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

16th January 1813: General Acland gives Francis Raynes orders to observe the funerals of the yet to be executed Luddites

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Wakefield , 16 th January, 1812. SIR,              ( Confidential .) As the bodies of the culprits who are to be executed this morni...
Wednesday, 26 December 2012

26th December 1812: General Acland gives suggestions for the fate of Mellor, Thorpe & Smith to the Home Office

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Huddersfield 26 December 1812. My dear Sir. If thought advisable to execute the murderers on the Spot where the offence was committed, ...
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...
Sunday, 16 December 2012

16th December 1812: General Acland updates General Maitland on a search for a Luddite arms cache

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Huddersfield 16th December 1812. My dear Sir, By the enclos’d from M. General Hawker (which came this morning) you will see the system...
Friday, 14 December 2012

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...
Sunday, 9 December 2012

9th December 1812: General Acland expresses doubts about the arrests of the Burglars to General Maitland

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Huddersfield 9th December 1812. My dear Sir, The Men under examination yesterday on Suspicion of being concern’d in the robbery, are re...
Friday, 7 December 2012

7th December 1812: General Acland updates General Maitland about Robbery suspects

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Huddersfield 7th December 1812 My dear Sir, The information alluded to by Lloyd yesterday relates to Two men of Elland, who are identi...
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...