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Showing posts with label huddersfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label huddersfield. Show all posts
Friday, 26 February 2016

26th February 1816: The Huddersfield solicitor John Allison informs the Home Secretary about the latest Luddite attack in the West Riding

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Huddersfield 26th February 1816 My Lord It is with extreme concern that I have to report to your Lordship, that a system of disturbance ...
Friday, 11 April 2014

11th April 1814: Attacks on properties of the enemies of Luddites around Huddersfield

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In the evening of Monday 11th April 1814, the properties of two of the enemies of the Luddites in the Huddersfield area were attacked. The d...
Friday, 7 June 2013

7th June 1813: "May the manufacturers and the machinery of Yorkshire ever be uninterrupted"

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On Monday 7th June 1813, the respective Address of Thanks for William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe drawn up by West the Yorkshire bou...
Wednesday, 6 March 2013

6th March 1813: Thomas Shillitoe visit Joseph Radcliffe and also the families of Joseph Fisher & John Swallow

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On Saturday 6th March 1813, Thomas Shillitoe concluded his visits with Joseph Wood, to the families of executed Luddites, first calling upon...
Friday, 1 March 2013

1st March 1813: Thomas Shillitoe visits the families of Thomas Brook, James Haigh, William Thorpe & John Ogden

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On Monday, the Quaker missionary Thomas Shillitoe continued his visits to the families of the Luddites executed at York in January, accompan...
Thursday, 14 February 2013

14th February 1813: Attack on plantations belonging to a relative of William Horsfall and another man

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At some point during the evening of Sunday 14th February 1813, persons unknown attacked two young plantations of trees in the Huddersfield a...

14th February 1813: Lt-Colonel Lang reports that Joseph Radcliffe remain unpopular

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Huddersfield Feby 14th 1813 Sir I have the honor to acquaint you nothing [intimidating] has occurred since my report of Sunday last. T...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013

22nd January 1813: Lt Colonel Lang reports the incident with Major Cartwright to General Acland

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Huddersfield Jany 22nd 1813 Sir I have the honor to acquaint you, Major Cartwright arrived at the George Inn last night about five, or...
Monday, 21 January 2013

21st January 1813: The political reform campaigner, Major Cartwright, arrives in Huddersfield to the alarm of the authorities

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A portrait of Major John Cartwright in the early nineteenth century, by an unknown artist At 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st January 1813, t...
Friday, 18 January 2013

18th January 1813: Lt Colonel Lang reports the arrival of the bodies of Luddites in Huddersfield

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Huddersfield Jany 18th 1813 Sir I have the honor to acquaint you the Bodies of the Culprits arrived here last evening half past six oc...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Where were the West Yorkshire Luddite martyrs buried - and how many were buried at all?

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Memorial placards for the 17 executed Luddites, left at the execution site on 19th January 2013 (image copyright Richard Holland) The s...

16th January 1813: Lt Colonel Lang informs General Acland about preparations for the funerals of Luddite at Huddersfield

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Huddersfield Jany 16th 1813 Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Confidential letter of this morning and to acquaint you that...

16th January 1813: The Huddersfield solicitor, John Allison, writes to General Acland about the mood in the town

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Huddersfield 16th January ‘13 General Mr. Lloyd has left me & will only return to make up the Accounts—In answer to your polite not...
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Monday, 7 January 2013

7th February 1813: Lt Colonel Lang reports that no-one has come to Joseph Radcliffe to take the Oath of Allegiance

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Huddersfield [February] 7th 1813 . Sir I have the honor to acquaint you all is been tranquil in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield sinc...
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...