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Showing posts with label thomas allsop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thomas allsop. Show all posts
Sunday, 20 November 2016

20th November 1816: The owner of the Stamford Mercury forwards a threatening letter he received to the Home Secretary

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Stamford, Nov. 20, 1816. My Lord I should not have deemed it necessary or desirous to have troubled your Lordship with the accompanying ...
Friday, 14 December 2012

14th December 1812: The Leicester framework-knitter's leader, Thomas Allsop, offers to become an informer

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Leicester 14th Decr. 1812 Honoured Sir I feel it my duty as a faithful and Loyal Subject of His Majesty to lay before you the Inclosed ...
Monday, 5 November 2012

5th November 1812: The Town Clerk of Leicester asks the Home Office to pay for the failed prosecution of Thomas Allsop

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Leicester Novr 5 1812. Sir By direction of the Magistrates of Leicester I send you the Bill of disbursements &c in the prosecution ...
Sunday, 22 July 2012

22nd July 1812: Thomas Allsop is acquitted of writing a threatening letter at Leicester Summer Assizes

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On Wednesday 22nd July 1812, the Secretary of the Leicester Committee of Framework-knitters, Thomas Allsop, was acquitted of sending a threa...
Monday, 18 June 2012

18th June 1812: Doubts about Thomas Allsop's guilt from a Post Office spy

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Gratian Hart was sent to the Midlands by the General Post Office to  watch over the mail and try to detect communications between Luddites. ...
Sunday, 17 June 2012

17th June 1812: Leicester Framework-knitters leader, Thomas Allsop, is arrested for writing a threatening letter

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On Wednesday 17th June 1812, Thomas Allsop , the Secretary of the Leicester Committee of Framework-knitters was arrested, charged with writi...
Friday, 15 June 2012

15th June 1812: The Mayor of Leicester writes an alarmist letter to General Dyott

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Leicester, June 15th 1812 Sir, I take the liberty of requesting that you will, if it be possible, increase the force of this Garrison. I...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012

6th June 1812: Gravenor Henson writes to Ann Wood about the reward handbill

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Following the publication by the Leicester Hosiery firm, Ann Wood & Sons, of the handbill offering a reward for information about the th...
Sunday, 3 June 2012

3rd June 1812: Leicester Hosiery firm, Ann Wood & Sons, issue reward for threatening letter

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On Wednesday 3rd June 1812, the Leicester Hosiery firm of Ann Wood & Sons issued a Hand Bill, seeking a reward for information regarding...