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Showing posts with label lancaster castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lancaster castle. Show all posts
Monday, 27 August 2012

27th August 1812: The trial of the 'Manchester 38' at Lancaster Assizes

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Lancaster Castle c.1830: an engraving by Richard Parry from an original by William Westall More than 2 months after they had been arreste...
Saturday, 18 August 2012

18th August 1812: John Knight of the 'Manchester 38' writes to his wife from Lancaster Castle

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Unbeknown to them, the letters of the 'Manchester 38' - imprisoned and awaiting trial at Lancaster Castle - were being intercepted,...
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: Prisoners at Lancaster Castle sent to the Prison Hulks

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On Saturday 20th June 1812, the Lancaster Gazette reported that a number of prisoners sentenced to transportation at the recent Lancaster Sp...
Monday, 18 June 2012

18th June 1812: The convict Thomas Holden informs his wife of his departure for the Prison Hulks

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Lancaster Castle June 18th 1812 6 O Clock at Night I am very sorry to Inform you that I am going of to Morrow morning . . . I am Surpri...
Friday, 15 June 2012

15th June 1812: The prisoner Thomas Holden writes to his wife from his cell at Lancaster Prison

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Many of the letters that Thomas Holden, the prisoner convicted of taking an illegal oath and sentenced to 7 years transportation at the Lanc...
Wednesday, 13 June 2012

13th June 1812: The execution of 8 prisoners at Lancaster Castle

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On Saturday 13th June 1812, eight prisoners convicted and sentenced to death at the Lancaster Special Commission were executed at Lancaster ...
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