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Showing posts with label john stones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john stones. Show all posts
Saturday, 7 July 2012

7th July 1812: Colonel Fletcher & his spy, John Stones, observe the 'Manchester 38' in Gaol

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In his account of the arrest and trial of the 'Manchester 38', John Knight recounts a chilling episode that took place at the New B...
Sunday, 27 May 2012

27th May 1812: The trials of the Bolton oath givers at Lancaster Special Commission

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At 9.00 a.m. on  Wednesday 27th May 1812, 12 men stood trial for aiding in the administering of an unlawful oath to Sergeant Holland Bowden ...
Monday, 21 May 2012

21st May 1812: Colonel Fletcher seeks help from the Home Office for his spy, John Stones

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Bolton 21st May 1812 Dear Sir/ I feel much obliged by your Favor communicating Mr. Ryders Approval of my Offer of Assistance and authori...
Sunday, 6 May 2012

6th May 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher writes to the Home Office with the latest news about prisoners

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Bolton 6 May 1812 Dear Sir An apology is due for not having more fully answered your letter of the 2d instant respecting the Testimony o...
Thursday, 3 May 2012

3rd May 1812: Colonel Fletcher informs the Home Office about more Bolton prisoners and his use of John Stones

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Bolton 3d May 1812 dr Sir/ Since my letter of the 30th ultimo inclosing (in a hasty Scrawl) the Informations relating to Persons charged...
Sunday, 22 April 2012

22nd April 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher updates the Home Office on the situation in Bolton

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Bolton le moors April 22. 1812 Sir On monday night 20th instant I just gave you an hasty minute of the proceedings of the Seditious (the...
Thursday, 19 April 2012

19th April 1812: Secret weavers meeting on Deane Moor, near Bolton

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The last secret meeting of Bolton weavers that we know about took place on Sunday 19th April 1812. Joseph Lomax, who later gave a long ...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012

17th April 1812: Secret weavers meeting held at Dawes Field, Bolton

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On Friday 17th April 1812, weavers in Bolton held another secret meeting in 'Dawes Field' , a field belonging to a local brewer call...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012

11th April 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher updates the Home Office on the work of his spies

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Bolton le Moors—11 April 1812 Sir/ Since my last of the 7th instant when I informed you that the Executive Committee of Manchester had ...
Sunday, 8 April 2012

8th April 1812: Secret weavers meeting at the Brick Kiln, near Bolton

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In the evening of Wednesday 8th April, weavers from Bolton held a secret meeting at the site of a Brick Kiln, near the Lord Nelson public ho...
Saturday, 7 April 2012

7th April 1812: Colonel Fletcher gives more details to the Home Office about the plans for Westhoughton Mill

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Bolton le Moors 7 April 1812 Seven in the Evening Sir Since yesterday another meeting had taken place last night at Bolton—the result o...

7th April 1812: Colonel Fletcher receives a report from the spy John Stones about plans for Westhoughton Mill

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Tuesday April 7th 1812 /S/has been with Waddington this Morng and told /S/that their was a Meeting last Night of the Secret Committee at E...
Friday, 6 April 2012

6th April 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher informs the Home Office about plans to fire Westhoughton Mill

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Bolton le moors 6 April 1812 Sir Since my last, affairs of daily become more serious, but as the Post is every moment expected—I defer t...
Thursday, 5 April 2012

5th April 1812: Delegates from many North West towns meet at the Kings Arms in Salford

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The Kings Arms, Salford in the 1970s. Image copyright Salford Pubs of the 70s on Flickr. At 6 p.m. on Sunday 5th April, an important mee...
Friday, 23 March 2012

23rd March 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher writes to the Home Office about the findings of his spy, and encloses an oath

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Lancaster 23d March 1812 Sir On my return from Town (where I had the Honor of a Conversation with the Right Honorable Secretary and your...

23rd March 1812: Weavers meet in secret near the Brick Kiln, Bolton

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Another secret meeting of weavers was held in Bolton on the night following the one at the workhouse. This one was held at a Brick Kiln belo...
Thursday, 22 March 2012

22nd March 1812: Secret weavers meeting near the Workhouse, Bolton

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The next secret meeting of weavers in Bolton we know about took place on Sunday 22nd March. In John Stones' report of the 21st March, he...
Monday, 19 March 2012

19th March 1812: Secret weavers meeting at Dawes Field, Bolton

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At 9 p.m. on Thursday 19th March 1812, about 20 weavers from Bolton gathered in a field ('Dawes Field') belonging to Matthew Corr Da...