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Showing posts with label john amos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john amos. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 April 2017

18th April 1817: The executed Luddites are buried in Nottingham & Chilwell

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The Leicester Chronicle of Friday 25th April 1817 reported the burial of the Luddites executed at Leicester, on the day following their hang...
Monday, 17 April 2017

17th April 1817: The Mayor of Leicester reports the Luddite executions to the Home Office

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Leicester 2 oClo Thursday April 17 1817 Dear Sir I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that the Execution of the six Luddites here ha...

17th April 1817: The Loughborough Job Luddites' hymn - 'How sad our state by nature is!'

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How sad our state by nature is! Our sin, how deep it stains! And SATAN binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. Bu...

17th April 1817: The final Luddite executions at Leicester - John Amos, John Crowther, Joshua Mitchell, Thomas Savage, William Towle & William Withers are hanged

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On Thursday 17th April 1817, the final executions of Luddites took place at Leicester. There was coverage in various local newspapers bu...
Sunday, 16 April 2017

16th April 1817: "The Last Gift of John Amos, to his Dear Children"

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The Luddite John Amos, awaiting sentence of death the following day at Leicester, allegedly wrote this poem to his children into the Bible h...
Monday, 10 April 2017

10th April 1817: The Luddite, John Amos, writes to his wife, from the condemned cell at Leicester Gaol

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Leicester County Gaol Dear Wife, I write these few lines to you, hoping they will find you in good health, as they leave me in good heal...
Saturday, 1 April 2017

1st April 1817: The trial of the remaining 'Loughborough Job' Luddites, at Leicester Assizes

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Trial of Thomas Savidge, Joshua Mitchell, Wm. Withers, William Towle, John Amos, John Crowder, and James Watson, the firing a gun at John A...
Saturday, 4 February 2017

4th February 1817: Charles Mundy informs the Home Secretary that 9 Luddites have been committed for trial

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Burton february 4th 1817 My Lord I have the Honour to inform your lordship that yesterday the following persons were finally committed f...
Friday, 20 January 2017

20th January 1817: Charles Mundy reports that the suspected Luddite have arrived at Leicester Gaol

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Burton January 20th 1817 near Loughborough Leicestershire My Lord I have the Honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordships lette...
Thursday, 19 January 2017

19th January 1817: Henry Enfield reports to the Home Office that suspected Luddites have been arrested

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Nottingham Sunday Eveng, 19 Jany 1817 Sir Lord Sidmouth that has been apprized, by a Communication from Mr. Rolleston , of the Hope ent...

19th January 1817: Lancelot Rolleston reports the arrest of 8 suspected Luddites to the Home Office

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My Lord I have the honor to acquaint your Lordship, that the confession of John Blackburn has led to the apprehension of those individuals...
Friday, 15 July 2016

15th July 1816: Amos & Crowther, the 'Loughborough Job' suspects, are released from custody

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At noon on Monday 15th July 1816, John Amos & John Crowther - who were arrested under suspicion of involvement in the 'Loughborough ...
Monday, 11 July 2016

11th July 1816: The Mayor of Leicester reports the arrest of more 'Loughborough Job' suspects & sends a handbill to the Home Office

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Sir I beg to acknowledge the favor of your letter of yesterday, and assure you that the directions it contained shall have every attention...
Sunday, 10 July 2016

10th July 1816: Two more men committed for the 'Loughborough Job'

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On Wednesday 10th July, John Amos & John Crowther were arrested under suspicion for being involved in the 'Loughborough Job'. Th...
Friday, 1 July 2016

1st July 1816: Informer's report on the 'Loughborough Job'

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1st July 1816 I was here about one o’Clock last night but found you in bed—I was to have been at Loughboro’, but the Job was done sooner t...