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Showing posts with label thomas whittaker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thomas whittaker. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 October 2013

9th October 1813: The 'Earl Spencer' arrives in Australia, bringing Luddites & a Steam Engine

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'Part of the Harbour of Port Jackson, and the country between Sydney and the Blue Mountains, New South Wales', an Aquatint by R Ha...
Tuesday, 9 October 2012

9th October 1812: John Lloyd tells the Home Office he is holding John Hinchliffe in Cheshire and is concerned about a convicts plea for clemency

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Congleton 9th October 1812 Sir I came to this place from the Cheshire quarter Sessions, held at Knutsford, partly to see John Hinchlif...
Friday, 31 August 2012

31st August 1812: The Stockport solicitor writes to the Home Office about his spies and informers & suspects John Bent

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Wakefield 31st August 1812 Sir I have to beg your pardon if not sooner answering yours of the 26th – The people continue to flock to ...
Friday, 22 June 2012

22nd June 1812: General Maitland writes to the Home Secretary with his view about Humphrey Yarwood

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Buxton 22nd June 1812 My Lord The more I consider and the more I see, of all these untoward Events, the more I am convinced, there is n...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012

30th May 1812: Henry Hobhouse writes to the Home Office about the outcome of the Chester Special Commission

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Chester May 30. 1812. Sir, The Proceedings under the special Commission at this Place having closed, I have the Honor of inclosing to y...

30th May 1812: The results & sentencing of the Chester Special Commission

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On Saturday 30th of May 1812, the trials at the Chester Special Commission concluded, and the prisoners received sentenced. Unlike many of...
Saturday, 28 April 2012

28th April 1812: Prisoners held at Chester Castle

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On Tuesday 28th April 1812, the Chester Courant provided a list of the prisoners arrested after the recent disturbances in the County of Che...
Friday, 6 April 2012

6th April 1812: Secret weavers' meeting at Gatley Ford sees subscriptions levied and illegal oaths sworn

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In the evening of Monday 6th April 1812, a secret meeting of weavers took place at Gatley Ford, near Stockport in Cheshire. Present was th...
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...
Sunday, 25 March 2012

25th March 1812: Plans for an uprising are put before the Stockport Weavers' Committee

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On Wednesday 25th March, the Committee of Stockport Weavers held a meeting in a local public house. At some point during the evening, the 20...