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Showing posts with label letters to family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label letters to family. Show all posts
Monday, 17 April 2017

17th April 1817: Awaiting his execution, the Luddite, John Crowther, writes to his wife

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New Bridewell, Leicester, 8 o'clock, on the morning of our execution. O my dearest and best of Wives, When you receive this, I shall...
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, 8 April 2017

8th April 1817: The Luddite, Thomas Savage, writes to his wife & children from the condemned cell at Leicester Gaol

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Leicester County Prison My dear Wife and children, I beg and pray of you, when you peruse these few lines, that they will be some consol...

8th April 1817: The Luddite, William Withers, writes to his wife, from the condemned cell at Leicester

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Leicester County Gaol My Dear Wife, These are the last few lines you will ever receive from your loving and affectionate, but dying husb...

8th April 1817: The Luddite, Joshua Mitchell, writes to his brother, from the condemned cell at Leicester Gaol

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Leicester County Gaol My dear Brother, I received your kind and welcome letter. I am sensible of my awful situation: had I took your adv...
Friday, 7 April 2017

7th April 1817: Thomas Savage writes to his father, from the condemned cell at Leicester Gaol

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Leicester County Gaol, April 7, 1817. Dear honoured Father, I have just had my son with me, who has informed me of a circumstance which...
Thursday, 6 April 2017

6th April 1817: William Towle writes to his father, from the condemned cell at Leicester Gaol

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TO W. TOWLE’S FATHER. DEAR HONOURED FATHER, I write these few lines in hopes they will find you, my dear sisters and brother in good hea...
Thursday, 30 March 2017

30th March 1817: A suspected Luddite, James Crofts, writes to his family from the condemned cell at Leicester

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Leicester County Gaol March 30th 1817 Dear Father and Mother Brothers and Sisters it is with Sincere regret that I write you out of so dis...
Tuesday, 28 March 2017

28th March 1817: Daniel Diggle writes to his wife, from Nottingham Gaol

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March 28th, 1817. DEAR WIFE, I write to you, hoping these lines will find you in good health; by the blessing of God I hope they will. I...
Monday, 27 March 2017

27th March 1817: Daniel Diggle writes to his family, from Nottingham Gaol

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Nottingham County Gaol, March 27, 1817. DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER, I take the opportunity of writing to you, hoping these few lines will fi...
Friday, 10 March 2017

10th March 1817: The Luddite,Thomas Savage, writes to his wife from Leicester Gaol

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Leicester County Gaol March 10, 1817. My dear Wife, I write these few lines to you, hoping they will find you in good health, and my de...
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, 30 May 2016

30th May 1816: The convict, Thomas Holden, sends his final letter from Sydney, Australia

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Sydney New South Wales May 30th 1816 Honorde parents I take this Opportunity by the Ship Alexander with pleasure to inform you that Mr A...
Saturday, 19 March 2016

19th March 1816: The convict, Thomas Holden, writes to his parents & his wife from Sydney, Australia

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My Dear Father and Mother March 19th 1816 this Comes to Let you no that I ham in good Ealth hat present thanks be to god for it. I hope ...
Friday, 28 August 2015

28th August 1815: Thomas Holden's parents write to him from Bolton

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Bolton y/e 28th 1815 Aug Dear Thomas we jointly take this oppertunity of send\ing/ you a few lines to inform you that we are all well at ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

30th June 1815: The convict Thomas Holden writes to his wife, from Sydney, Australia

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Sydney June [ 11 ] 30 1815 My Dear Wife I take this oppertunity of Writing to you Hoping to find to find you and My Dear Child in good h...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015

23rd June 1815: The convict, Thomas Holden, writes to his parents from Sydney, Australia

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No 13 Letter and only one Answer Sydney, Port Jackson. New South Wales, New Holland 23rd June 1815 My Dear Father & Mother, I ta...
Friday, 10 April 2015

10th April 1815: Thomas Holden's family write to him from Bolton

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Haugh y/e 10th April 1815 Dear Thos. Your uncle Richd holden is dead and was interd the First day of this present hear all the Rest of und...
Tuesday, 1 April 2014

1st April 1814: Thomas Holden's parents write to him again from Hag End, near Bolton

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Hagend April 1st 1814 Dear Son                        We receivd yours & are glad to hear you are so comfortably situated at the en...
Tuesday, 4 March 2014

4th March 1814: Thomas Holden's parents write to him from Hag End, near Bolton

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Bolton 4th March 1814 Dear Son Thos It is with the most heartfelt sattisfaction that we can possible express to you that yours of June ...