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Showing posts with label hosiers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hosiers. Show all posts
Monday, 18 September 2017

18th September 1817: A Leicester Hosier writes to the Home Office about strikes in the trade

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Leicest. 18th Sept 1817 My Lord I hope your Lordship will pardon the liberty I am taking in presuming to address you, but feeling as I d...
Friday, 8 September 2017

8th September 1817: A Nottingham Hosier has fears about FWK Union activity

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Nottingham Septem 8th 1817 Sir The very unpleasant circumstance, under which I have lately placd in the conducting my manufactory being ...
Sunday, 13 August 2017

13th August 1817: Charles Mundy informs the Home Secretary of the whereabouts of John Hill & Christopher Blackburn

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Burton August 13th Near Lougborough My Lord I have the Honour to inform your Lordship that John Blackburn came to me a few days since ...
Friday, 6 February 2015

6th February 1815: George Coldham seeks a trial by Secret Committee for James Towle

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Dear Sir, You knew the arrangement which has made respecting the Prosecutions against Towle a Prisoner confined in the County Gaol that i...
Tuesday, 26 August 2014

26th August 1814: Burglary & attempted burglary at the premises of two Leicester Hosiers

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Late in the evening of Friday 26th August 1814, burglars targeted the premises of two Hosiers in Leicester. The warehouse of F. Burgess in...
Saturday, 21 June 2014

21st June 1814: George Coldham updates the Home Office on strike action taken against Hosiers

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Private & Confidential Nottingham June 21st 1814 Dear Sir, Ever since about the 26th of April the Effects of the Combination have ...
Monday, 16 June 2014

16th June 1814: George Coldham issues handbill backing Hosiers hit by strike action

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Nottingham, 16th June, 1814. IT having been unanimously determined at a large and respectable Meeting of Hosiers, held in London, on the...
Saturday, 7 June 2014

7th June 1814: George Coldham updates the Home Secretary on the Hosiers' Secret Committee

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My Lord Nottingham 7th June 1814.— Soon after the appointment of the Secret Committee by a very numerous Meeting of the Hosiers and Lac...
Saturday, 24 May 2014

24th May 1814: The Reverend JT Becher writes to the Home Secretary with his views about the Framework-knitters Union

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Southwell 24th May 1814 Dear Sir, In conformity with our arrangements I have abstained from trespassing upon your attention until I fou...
Friday, 9 May 2014

9th May 1814: Louis Allsop passes Thomas Hayne's letter to the Home Office

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Nottingham 9 May 1814. Monday Eng My Lord. I lose no time in transmitting to your Lordship a Copy of a Letter I received last night fr...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014

7th May 1814: The Hosier, Thomas Hayne, writes to Louis Allsop about the Hosiers plans to defeat the Frameworkknitters

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London 7th May 1814. Mr Dr Sir I have had occasion to see Mr Beckett on the subject of Frame breaking; he says the laws are not strong ...
Saturday, 26 April 2014

26th April 1814: Reward notice for threatening letter to James Rawson

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200 Guineas REWARD. MR JAMES RAWSON, Junior, of Leicester, Hosier, has received a threatening letter of which the following is a copy...
Saturday, 19 April 2014

19th April 1814: Further Leicester Hosiers meeting delays decision on wages

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At a Meeting of the Hosiers held this day at the Exchange, Mr. SAMUEL COLTMAN, in the Chair, it is resolved unanimously. 1st. That althoug...
Monday, 7 April 2014

7th April 1814: Leicester Hosiers meeting takes stockingers' demands for higher wages seriously

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AT a Meeting of the Hosiers convened by public advertisement this day, at the Exchange, Mr. Carr, in the chair, it was unanimously resolved...
Friday, 21 March 2014

21st March 1814: Meeting of Hosiers in Nottingham agrees to raise prices

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Nottingham , March 21, 1814. AT A MEETING OF HOSIERS, convened by public advertisement, held this day, at the Police Office. IT WA...
Friday, 26 October 2012

26th October 1812: A Nottingham Hosier expresses conerns about threatening letters to the Home Office

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Stoney Street Nottingham 26 Octr 1812 Sir Having received enclose threatening letter I think it my duty to lay it before you on account...
Monday, 16 July 2012

16th July 1812: The second Parliamentary report into the Framework-knitters petitions is released

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The SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to take into Consideration the several Petitions, which have been presented to this House, in this Session of...
Saturday, 14 July 2012

14th July 1812: Gravenor Henson informs Nottingham that the Select Committee have butchered the Framework-knitter's Bill

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1812. July 14 London  Dr Sir It is with extreme regret, I have to inform you that the Committee of the House of Commons, have come to ...
Friday, 13 July 2012

13th July 1812: Second & final day of Hosiers submissions to the Select Committee on the Framework-knitters petitions

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On Monday 13th July 1812, the Parliamentary Select Committee into the Framework-knitters Petitions heard the second and final day of evidenc...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012

11th July 1812: The Parliamentary Select Committee for the Framework-knitters Bill is reconvened

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Following lobbying & petitions from Hosiers in Nottingham and Leicester, the Parliamentary Select Committee that had sat in April to con...