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Showing posts with label ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ireland. Show all posts
Wednesday, 4 July 2012

4th July 1812: The Gaoler of Lancaster Castle informs the Home Office that one of the 'Manchester 38' may be an Irish Rebel

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Lancaster Castle 4 July 1812 Sir, One of the thirty eight Persons committed to this Prison for being present at the Administration of an...
Wednesday, 20 June 2012

20th June 1812: The Framework-knitters of Dublin refuse to back the Midlands framework-knitters Bill to Parliament

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1812. June 20 Dublin Sir We the Framework knitters of the City of Dublin are happy to have it in our power to Acquaint you that Mr. Gr...
Saturday, 16 June 2012

16th June 1812: Gravenor Henson travels to Ireland to lobby the Framework-knitters there to support the Bill

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1812. June 16 Dublin Dr sir I arrived here yesterday at 2 oClock from Holyhead by the Express Boat, George I had considerable difficult...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012

17th April 1812: Colonel Fletcher's Manchester spy, John Bent, meets an Irish Rebel, Patrick Cannovan

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On Friday 17th April, Colonel Ralph Fletcher 's spy in Manchester, the cotton dealer John Bent or 'B' submitted another report....
Wednesday, 28 March 2012

28th March 1812: The Manchester spy 'B' meets a contact from Leeds and Irish rebels in Stockport

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Colonel Fletcher's spy 'B' filed another report for his master on 28th March 1812. On 25th March, after a meeting with another...
Tuesday, 17 January 2012

17th January 1812: The Manchester spy, B, meets another Irish contact & visits Stockport

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Colonel Fletcher's spy, 'B' , filed another report on the 17th January. Commencing on the 14th January, B explained he had a m...
Tuesday, 27 December 2011

27th December 1811: The spy 'B' reports about a planned strike in Stockport and of travelling delegates

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Colonel Fletcher's agent, 'B' , compiled another report for his employer, commencing the 23rd December. He reported that on th...
Saturday, 3 December 2011

3rd December 1811: The Manchester spy 'B' writes of Irish contacts and 'Jacks'

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Colonel Fletcher's undercover agent 'B' was again writing his regular reports again about his contacts in underground politics....
Wednesday, 16 November 2011

16th November 1811: Fletcher's spy 'B' hears of an Irish Rising and meets a Nottingham Framework-knitter

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In Lancashire, Colonel Fletcher's informant 'B' began to write another report on the 11th November about the underground in Lan...