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Showing posts with label james towle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label james towle. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

22nd November 1817: The Leicester Chronicle withdraws their previous remarks about James Towle & the Spy Oliver

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On Saturday 22nd November 1817, the Leicester Chronicle issued a correction to a column of the previous week : A respectable Lady of this ...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017

15th November 1817: The Leicester Chronicle reports that the spy Oliver visited James Towle in Leicester Gaol

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The Saturday 15th November 1817 edition of the Leicester Chronicle reported the following: It seems that the person who called upon James ...
Friday, 27 January 2017

27th January 1817: Henry Enfield sends the latest informer's report to the Home Office

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Nottingham Jany 27. 1817. Sir Enclosed I  have the honor to transmit to you, for the Information of Lord Sidmouth, a Copy of the last Re...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017

25th January 1817: Both Nottinghamshire newspapers publish editorials about the 'Loughborough Job' arrests

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On Saturday 25th January 1817, both Nottinghamshire newspapers published editorials with varying degrees of detail.  From the Tory Notting...
Sunday, 22 January 2017

22nd January 1817: The confession of the Luddite William Burton

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A Copy of William Burton's confession January 22d 1817:— I lived at Arnold in June last. on the Sunday before the Loughborough Job I w...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017

18th January 1817: Charles Mundy informs the Home Office that he has issued 14 arrest warrants for Nottinghamshire Luddites

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Burton January 18th, [1817] near Loughborough Leicestershire My Lord I take the liberty of applying to your Lordship in consequence of...
Tuesday, 13 December 2016

13th December 1816: The Home Office responds to Louis Allsopp's letter

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Whitehall Decr: 13th 1816. Sir, I am much obliged to you for your Letter of 9th: inst , and the two Inclosures. The Purpose of enforcin...
Friday, 9 December 2016

9th December 1816: Louis Allsopp continues to use his back-channel to the Home Office

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Nottingham 9 Dec. 1816.— My Lord— I only returned last night, & have lost no time in making the necessary applications to obtain fo...

9th December 1816: Henry Enfield suggests to the Home Office that the Luddites named by James Towle are arrested

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Nottingham Decr. 9. 1816 Sir Enclosed I transmit you, for the Information of Lord Sidmouth a copy of our last Secret Report I thought ...
Thursday, 1 December 2016

1st December 1816: Jeffrey Lockett writes to Louis Allsop about James Towle's confession

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Derby Decr 1st 1816 My Dear Allsopp In the night before his execution Towle made a full confession to Mr Mundy, who was sent for to Lei...
Wednesday, 23 November 2016

23rd November 1816: Henry Enfield suggests apprehending the men named in James Towle's confession to the Home Office

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Nottingham Novr. 23d. 1816. Sir Herewith I transmit, for the Information of Lord Sidmouth, a Copy of the last Report of our Secret Agent...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

22nd November 1816: Informer's report about James Towle's funeral

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22d Novr 1816 I was at Towle’s Funeral yesterday—A Schoolmaster I was told gave out the Hymns that were sung from his house to and at the...

22nd November 1816: The Nottingham Review publishes a biographical report of James Towle, his execution & funeral

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Execution of James Towle. This unfortunate man, who, on Wednesday last, in the vigour of manhood, and prime of his days, paid the forfei...
Monday, 21 November 2016

21st November 1816: James Towle is buried in Basford 'in the presence of thousands'

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On Thursday 21st November 1816, James Towle was buried in Basford, with thousands of people being present. The funeral was covered in seve...
Sunday, 20 November 2016

20th November 1816: "An affectionate address to the People of Leicester, on the execution of James Towle,"

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The Tory Leicester Journal of 22nd November 1816 reported that a handbill titled "An affectionate address to the People of Leicester, o...

20th November 1816: James Towle's hymn - 'Oh! For an overcoming faith'

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According to various reports, the Nottinghamshire Luddite James Towle sang the whole of this hymn prior to his execution on Wednesday 20th...

20th November 1816: The execution of the Nottinghamshire Luddite, James Towle

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On Wednesday 20th November 1816, the Luddite James Towle was executed in Leicester, before a crowd of between 10-20,000 people. The executio...

20th November 1816: James Towle makes a confession prior to his execution

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Unlike most of the Luddites (or alleged Luddites) held prisoner, the notorious Nottinghamshire Luddite James Towle gave a confession prior t...
Saturday, 19 November 2016

19th November 1816: James Towle writes a letter to his wife the night before his execution

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Dear WIFE, In a few more hours I shall be no more. But my dear Creature in my last moments it is my duty to beg of you to seek for that pe...
Monday, 14 November 2016

14th November 1816: The Home Secretary informs the Sheriff of Leicestershire about James Towle's appeal

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Whitehall Novr 14th: 1816. Sir, I think it right to acquaint you that the Judges have unanimously decided, that the Objections taken ag...