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Showing posts with label halifax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halifax. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 May 2013

12th May 1813: Meeting in Halifax in support of William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe

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HALIFAX. At a numerous and highly respectable Public Meeting of Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Halifax, called by the Constables...
Sunday, 14 April 2013

14th April 1813: A West Riding magistrate sends earl Fitzwilliam the confession of an absconded Luddite

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Halifax 1813 April 14th My Lord, I did myself the Honor of writing to your Lordship a week ago, inclosing a full Description of the For...
Monday, 4 March 2013

4th March 1813: Thomas Shillitoe meets Joshua Schofield again, & tries to visit Benjamin Walker

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On Thursday 4th March 1813, the Quaker missionary, Thomas Shillitoe, had discontinued his visits for one day, but met with a former Luddite,...
Friday, 18 January 2013

18th January 1813: Major Bruce reports that the corpses of two Luddites have arrived at Halifax

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Halifax 18th January 1813— Sir I have the honour to acquaint you that the Bodies of two of the Convicts came here this morning by the c...
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...
Thursday, 27 September 2012

27th September 1812: General Acland's spy, Knight, reports from Halifax

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Halifax 27th Septr 1812 Sir I think it my immediate duty to acquaint you with my proceedings since I left Huddersfield. I arrived at Hal...
Saturday, 15 September 2012

15th September 1812: The Huddersfield solicitor, John Allison, informs the Home Secretary of arrests in the West Riding

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My Lord By the directions of Mr. Ratcliffe our Magistrate and to save him the trouble of writing, as his hand trembles so much, I have the...
Friday, 14 September 2012

14th September 1812: The Stockport solicitor, John Lloyd, reports a breakthrough in arrests in the West Riding

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Huddersfield 14 Sepr. 1812 Sir Your two Letters of the 2d & 3d Inst I got Stockport yesterday only — they shall now be in every res...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012

11th September 1812: John Baines senior, his sons and friends are arrested at Halifax

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On Friday night, 11th September 1812, the Stockport solicitor John Lloyd, and General Maitland's aide-de-camp, Captain Thornhill arrived...

11th September 1812: Song by Charles Milnes "You Heroes of England", Halifax

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Charles Milnes, "You Heroes of England", Halifax You Heroes of England who wish to have a trade Be true to each other and be not ...
Saturday, 8 September 2012

8th September 1812: An informer from Liverpool warns Lord Fitzwilliam about an arms raid in Halifax

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My Lord On the 19th Ulto I took the liberty of addressing a Letter from Leeds to Mr. Litchfield (Solicitor to the Treasury) on the subject...
Tuesday, 4 September 2012

4th September 1812: Lieutenant-Colonel Wollaston reports the Luddite attack at Southowram

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Halifax Sepm. 4th 1812. Sir I am sorry to have it in my power to report to you the total destruction of all the machinery part of a Gig-...
Thursday, 12 July 2012

12th July 1812: John Baines warns the spies McDonald & Gossling about undercover Bow Street officers

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On Sunday 12th July 1812, the two police spies from Manchester, Gossling and McDonald, were wandering about Halifax when they again met John...
Tuesday, 10 July 2012

10th July 1812: The spies McDonald & Gossling meet the old man John Baines in Halifax again

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The spies John McDonald & John Gossling were milling around Halifax after McDonald had been 'twisted-in' by the old hatter John ...
Sunday, 8 July 2012

8th July 1812: A spy sent from Manchester is 'twisted-in' by an old man at Halifax

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John McDonald and John Gossling were two assistant constables in Manchester. They had both been sent into West Yorkshire by the Manchester D...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012

6th June 1812: 'Justus' responds to 'Vindex' in the Leeds Mercury

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MR. EDITOR,—Sir, like your Correspondent VINDEX , of the 23d ult. I too am a votary of peace; and, like him too, entertain a hope that some...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012

1st May 1812: Troop movements

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On Friday 1st May 1812, one troop each of the 2nd Dragoon Guards marched from Leeds to Bradord and Halifax.
Thursday, 19 April 2012

19th April 1812: Memorial service for Samuel Hartley at Halifax Methodist Chapel

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Jonathan Saville later in life On Sunday 19th April 1812, a memorial service was held at the Methodist Chapel in Halifax for Samuel Hartl...
Sunday, 15 April 2012

15th April 1812: The funeral of Samuel Hartley in Halifax

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Jabez Bunting in the 1840s On Wednesday 15th April, two days after his death , the body of Samuel Hartley was transported to his native ...