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Showing posts with label thomas ellis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thomas ellis. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 January 2013

9th January 1813: The trial of the men accused of attacking Rawfolds Mill

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On Saturday 9th January 1813, the day after George Mellor, William Thorpe & Thomas Smith had been executed, the trial commenced of sever...
Monday, 31 December 2012

31st December 1812: An informer, 'A friend to peace', sends an anonymous letter to the magistrate, Joseph Radcliffe

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On the last day of 1812, an anonymous writer penned a letter containing information about Luddites in the Huddersfield area to the West Ridi...
Friday, 30 November 2012

Alan Brooke on the intended recipient of George Mellor's letter - Thomas Ellis

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George Mellor’s letter from York Castle was addressed to Thomas Ellis, a woolstapler , of Lockwood. Whether the survival of only copies indi...

30th November 1812: 'A Soul is of more value than work or Gold' - George Mellor writes from York Castle

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I now take the Liberty of informing you that I am in good health as by the Blessing of God I hope they will find you all Pl. to give my res...
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