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Showing posts with label robert waddington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robert waddington. Show all posts
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...
Monday, 30 April 2012

30th April 1812: Colonel Ralph Fletcher writes with details of prisoners held at Bolton

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Bolton le moors April 30—1812 My dear Sir/ With this you will receive the depositions of the witnesses against those concerned in or pre...
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 ...
Saturday, 7 April 2012

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...
Thursday, 15 March 2012

15th March 1812: Bolton weavers meet in secret at the Rope Walk

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Sometimes after mid-March, around 18 to 20 weavers met in secret at the Rope Walk on Bolton Moor. Robert Waddington was present again, and ...
Friday, 2 March 2012

2nd March 1812: Secret weavers meeting in Bolton

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On Monday 2nd March 1812, another meeting of weavers took place in Bolton. Although we do not know the location of the meeting, we know fr...
Friday, 24 February 2012

24th February 1812: Bolton weavers meet at the Gibraltar Rock & swear illegal oaths

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The Gibraltar Rock, as captured by Google Street View in 2009 Somewhere between the end of February and the beginning of March 1812, a s...