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Showing posts with label spies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spies. Show all posts
Sunday, 11 February 2018

11th February 1818: The Reverend C.W. Ethelston vouches for the anti-Luddite spy, Samuel Fleming

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My Lord Your Lordship’s letter of the 6th instt I had the honor of receiving on Sunday evening but delay’d my answer in expectation of bei...
Tuesday, 28 March 2017

28th March 1817: A 'Mr. Richards' requests a meeting with the Home Secretary

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Right Honourable Sir May it please your Lordship to have a private interview with a humble individual which may lead to some material inf...
Sunday, 26 June 2016

26th June 1816: Former Bolton spies appeal to the Home Secretary for financial aid

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Lancashire Bolton-le-Moors 26 June 1816 My Lord It is with extreme reluctance that the following lines are offered to your Lordship’s n...
Tuesday, 8 December 2015

8th December 1815: The Warwickshire JP, William Hamper, informs the Home Secretary about a man selling pamphlets about the Luddites

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Birmingham, Decr 8th, 1815— My Lord, A Man named William Cooper , who appears to have been formerly a Grocer at Nottingham , is now trav...
Saturday, 27 June 2015

27th June 1815: George Coldham's informer sends his second report of the day about Nottinghamshire Luddites

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27th June 1815. I was at Seymour’s last night with Burton, Badder, John Slater Hill, John Mann & Holmes.—The journey to London was con...

27th June 1815: George Coldham's informer writes of a meeting with Gravenor Henson & talk of revolution in Nottingham

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27th June 1815. I was with Sampson Walker yesterday morning about the [Corporation] having a list of the Ludd's names. He began to cha...
Friday, 26 June 2015

26th June 1815: George Coldham reports on plans to send his informer to London

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Nottingham June 1815 Private Dear Sir, I inclose you a Copy of our last Report by which you will perceive the Statement made by our In...
Sunday, 7 June 2015

7th June 1815: Informer's report about the activities of Nottingham Luddites

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7th June 1815. I went with Badder last night to the Leather Bottle.―There were many there that I knew to be Ludds and well wishers to them...
Tuesday, 2 June 2015

2nd June 1815: Informer's report about Nottinghamshire Luddites

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2d June 1815. I was with Rand yesterday morning at the top of Sandy Lane, He then told he should like to seek revenge upon any one that sh...
Sunday, 10 May 2015

10th May 1815: George Coldham summarises the report of an informer for the Home Office

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Private and Confidential Dear Sir, I promised to Write to you soon when I had last the pleasure of seeing you and I determined to wait t...
Friday, 8 May 2015

8th May 1815: George Coldham writes of sending a spy into Yorkshire

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Dear Sir I am favored with Lord Sidmouth’s letter in reply to my letter to him on the subject of Peter Green and have directed the enquiri...
Monday, 27 April 2015

27th April 1815: George Coldham names a Luddite suspected of shootings in Nottinghamshire

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Private. Dear Sir You will perceive by the inclosed Report, that the revolutionary Exchequer is not amply supplied as it cannot raise £6...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015

4th March 1815: John Lee reports that the former spy, Joseph Taylor, has been sent to prison

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Early in 1815, the tables had been turned against the former spy, Joseph Taylor , and a magistrate from reported his conviction to the Home ...
Wednesday, 31 December 2014

31st December 1814: John Lee asks the Home Office if they support the prosecution of the former spy, Joseph Taylor

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By the end of 1814, time had caught up with the former spy, Joseph Taylor, who had been caught out extorting money from the well-to-do in La...
Tuesday, 11 November 2014

11th November 1814: The Hosier William Woodcock reports to the Home Office about spies & informers amongst Framework-knitters & Luddites

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Mansfield 11th November 1814. Sir Several months elapsed after your Communication of the eighteenth of February last before I could enga...
Friday, 16 May 2014

16th May 1814: William Hay sends the spy John McDonald's memorial to the Home Secretary

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No. 31 Clipstone Street 16th May 1814 My Lord, At the request of the Magistrates at Manchester I have the honor to enclose a memorial fr...
Monday, 12 May 2014

[After 11th] May 1814: George Coldham proposes suspending licenses for Public Houses to disrupt FWK Union meetings

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Confidential. Dear Sir. I have written to Lord Sidmouth by the Direction of the Magistrates of Nottingham by this Post on the Subject of...

12th May 1814: The Memorial of the spy, John McDonald

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To The Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Humble Memorial of John MacDonald of Manchester in the County ...
Saturday, 3 May 2014

3rd May 1814: The solicitor Louis Allsop reports progress in spying on the FWK Union to the Home Office

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Nottingham 3 May 1814 My Dr Sir, The Post allows me only a few Minutes—I heard Yesterday that much useful Information might be obtained...
Monday, 28 April 2014

28th April 1814: George Coldham sends more information about the stockingers Union to the Home Secretary

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Nottingham 28th April 1814 My Lord, I am very much gratified in being enabled to assure your Lordship that the Practice of Framebreaking...