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Showing posts with label letters to the press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label letters to the press. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 January 2018

2nd January 1818: Francis Ward publishes an account of his arrest and imprisonment on grounds of High Treason

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The 31st December 1817 edition of the Black Dwarf contained this letter from the Nottingham framework-knitter and political activist Franc...
Wednesday, 30 November 2016

30th November 1816: Another correspondent writes to the Leeds Mercury in the debate about shearing frames vs hand-cropping

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MR PRINTER,—In your paper of the 23d inst. I observed a comparison between the dressing of cloth by manual labour and machinery . Now, thou...
Wednesday, 23 November 2016

23rd November 1816: Correspondents argue about shearing frames in the Leeds Mercury

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In addition to the above paper , on the general subject, the following observations on the use of Machinery in the Dressing of Woollen Clot...

23rd November 1816: 'A Manufacturer' replies to 'Observator' in the argument about technology in the Leeds Mercury

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MR. EDITOR,—I would not have troubled you with this, had I not felt much disappointment, on perusing your paper of Saturday last, to find b...
Wednesday, 16 November 2016

16th October 1816: 'Investigator' writes to the Leeds Mercury in defence of Machinery

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Mr. EDITOR—I do not all agree with "Observator," in your last week’s Mercury , in the recommendation of a Tax on Machinery, neith...
Tuesday, 18 October 2016

18th October 1816: 'A.B.' writes to the Evening Mail with more information about Luddite Committees in Nottingham

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Nottingham , October 14. In my last I pointed out to you the existence of a committee, whose orders were promptly and regularly executed....
Sunday, 31 July 2016

31st July 1816: A pseudonymous writer replies to the Courier about the Ely prisoners affair

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The 31st July 1816 edition of the Bury & Norwich Post carried a letter from a pseudonymous writer 'Eliensis' (latin for 'El...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016

15th June 1816: 'On the Impolicy of Using Thrashing Machines'

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THRASHING MACHINES. To the Printers of the Norfolk Chronicle. GENTLEMEN,—In the Farmers’ Journal of this week is a letter "ON THE...
Sunday, 12 June 2016

12th June 1816: A Brandon magistrates responds to John Moseley's letter to the press the previous week

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BURY POST. SIR, AS the resident Magistrate in Brandon, I feel myself called upon to express my concern, tha...
Sunday, 5 June 2016

5th June 1816: A Norfolk magistrate writes to the press about his role in suppressing disturbances at Brandon

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BURY POST. SIR, Tofts Hall , June 2 d , 1816. AS the conduct of the Magistrates at Brandon has been censured b...
Sunday, 29 May 2016

29th May 1816: Letter to the Bury & Norwich Post laments the automation of the Wool-spinning industry in the County

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BURY POST. Sir,—Through the channel of your useful Paper, I beg leave to make a few observations on the state of th...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016

26th April 1816: The Secretary of the Leeds Cloth Dressers' Union outlines their distress to the Leeds Mercury

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To the editor of the Leeds Mercury. Sir, Who is the true Friend of his Country? This Question strikes me more forcibly at a Time like th...
Monday, 7 March 2016

7th March 1816: Suffolk Yarn makers lament the automation of their trade to local MPs

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The letter below was published in the Bury & Norwich Post of 27th March 1816: Yarn-makers .—A Copy of the following letter was last w...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

30th December 1815: Leeds Cloth Dressers' Union Secretary writes a corrective letter to the Leeds Mercury

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Following the report of his arrest in the 23rd December 1815 edition of the Leeds Mercury, John Sunderland - the Secretary of the Cloth Dr...
Wednesday, 5 November 2014

5th November 1814: Joanna Southcott writes to the press to decry a hoax letter

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JOANNA SOUTHCOTT. The following letter appeared in the Observer of Sunday last, and made a considerable impression on the believers of ...
Sunday, 5 October 2014

5th October 1814: Letter from 'General Ludd' to 'the Editor of the Nottingham Review'

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GENERAL LUDD TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOTTINGHAM REVIEW Sir—I take the liberty of dropping you a few lines to inform you of the good fortu...
Wednesday, 10 September 2014

10th September 1814: Letters to the press about Joanna Southcott's 'pregnancy'

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Both of these letters appeared in the Leeds Mercury of Saturday 10th September 1814, in a column entitled 'Extracted from the Courier...
Sunday, 31 August 2014

31st August 1814: Letter from 'A Priest' to the 'Editor of the Nottingham Gazette'

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LOST MANUSCRIPT! TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOTTINGHAM REVIEW. SIR—Walking near the rock-holes in the park, early this morning, I picked up t...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014

23rd April 1814: Simon Orgill attacks the Nottingham Review's report about the raid on his factory

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TO THE PRINTER OF THE NOTTINGHAM JOURNAL SIR, Not doubting but that you will give a much injured man the opportunity of defending his ch...
Friday, 19 April 2013

19th April 1813: Hammond Roberson writes in praise of William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe

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To the Printer of the Leeds Intelligencer. SIR,—I beg the favour of you to permit your paper to the medium of a few observations on a su...