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Showing posts with label nottinghamshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nottinghamshire. Show all posts
Tuesday, 30 July 2019

30th July 1819: The trial of Adam Wagstaff at Nottingham Summer Assizes for sending a threatening letter in the name of 'Genrall Ludd'

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On Friday 30th July 1819, a 27 year old framework-knitter, Adam Wagstaff, stood trial at Nottingham Summer Assizes, accused of sending a th...
Tuesday, 12 March 2019

12th March 1819: Threatening letter from Genrall Lud to Richard Dennis

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Richad Denniss If you keep that Rouge in you house Ned shall viset you and we shall be acpt too give you A little could led and you catt...
Saturday, 3 February 2018

3rd February 1818: Gravenor Henson writes to the Home Secretary, asking for expenses

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Nottingham Feby 3. 1818 My Lord Not having received any answer to my Letters addressed to you on the 10 June last , or & the 19 ult...
Friday, 2 February 2018

2nd February 1818: Henry Enfield responds angrily to Francis Ward's petition to parliament

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Private Nottingham Feby 2d. 1818 Dear Sir The impudence & hypocritical Cant of Frank Ward’s petition (that meek follower of Jesus...
Tuesday, 9 January 2018

9th January 1818: Francis Ward writes to the Home Secretary to ask for money to attend his own trial

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My Lord I am one of those unhappy persons who has been arrested and detained under the Habeus Corpus Suspension Act, and was liberated on ...
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...
Tuesday, 21 November 2017

21st November 1817: A freed Gravenor Henson writes to the governor of Coldbath Fields Prison

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Dr Sir I hope you will excuse my not returning your Coat sooner; which was partly owing to its being so extremely wet, that it took nearly...
Friday, 17 November 2017

17th November 1817: Henry Enfield send his bill for supporting Blackburn & Burton to the Home Office

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Nottingham Novr. 17. 1817― My Lord I beg leave to enclose for to your Lordship the Bill of payments made by me relative to Blackburn ...
Tuesday, 14 November 2017

14th November 1817: Lancelot Rolleston sends the indemnifying confessions of Nottinghamshire Luddites to the Home Office

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My Lord I have the honour of enclosing your Lordship four acknowledgements taken by me in comformity to the proclamation issued last summe...
Wednesday, 11 October 2017

11th October 1817: A correspondent to the Nottingham Review blames Parish Officers for the poverty of Framework-knitters

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At a time (says a correspondent of the Nottingham Review ,) when the public mind is much exercised, on account of the lamentable, and much ...

11th October 1817: The Nottinghamshire Framework-knitters strike is reported to end in failure

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On Saturday 11th October 1817, the Leicester Chronicle republished a story from a recent Nottingham Review, that the Framework-knitters stri...
Tuesday, 26 September 2017

26th September 1817: The informers, Blackburn & Burton, leave Nottingham forever, surrounded by an angry crowd

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On Friday 26th September 1817, the Luddites turned informers John Blackburn & William Burton left Nottingham for London, their ultimate ...
Monday, 25 September 2017

25th September 1817: Henry Enfield informs Lord Sidmouth of the arrangements for the informers Blackburn & Burton

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Nottingham Sept. 25th 1817. My Lord, In consequence of Mr. Lockett’s communication to me of your Lordship’s arrangements relative to Bur...
Thursday, 14 September 2017

14th September 1817: Henry Enfield informs the Home Office that up to 9,000 framework-knitters are on strike in Nottingham

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Nottingham 14 Sep. 1817 Sir I had great pleasure in laying before the magistrates yesterday Evening your Letter of the 12r. Instant, for...
Monday, 11 September 2017

[11th] September 1817: Henry Enfield writes to the Home Office about striking Frameworkknitters in Nottinghamshire

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Nottingham 10r. September 1817. My Lord The Magistrates wish me to make a Communication to Your Lordship of the present State of this To...
Friday, 8 September 2017

8th September 1817: A Nottingham Hosier has fears about FWK Union activity

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Nottingham Septem 8th 1817 Sir The very unpleasant circumstance, under which I have lately placd in the conducting my manufactory being ...
Saturday, 2 September 2017

2nd September 1817: Nottingham Framework-knitters Handbill about low pay

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TO THE Philanthopic and Feeling PUBLIC, OF NOTTINGHAM, And its Vicinity, The distressed Part of the Framework-Knitters, UNDER...
Tuesday, 20 June 2017

20th June 1817: Frank Ward & 2 other suspects arrested for 'treasonable practices'

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On Friday 20th June 1817, the Leicester Chronicle repeated a story printed in the Nottingham Review: During the last ten days, Francis War...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

25th April 1817: Informer's report on a meeting with the notorious Nottingham Luddite, Benjamin Badder

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25th April 1817. I was with B. Badder last night and the night before—We were talking about the Ludds that were hung , when he said (afte...
Monday, 24 April 2017

24th April 1817: Louis Allsopp writes to the Home Office about the wanted Luddite, Christopher Blackburn

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Private Nottingham 24 April 1817.— My Lord— Mr Mundy came here yesterday afternoon, & We have had a great deal of Conversation on...