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Showing posts with label tyne and wear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tyne and wear. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 March 2015

25th March 1815: Sunderland Magistrates update the Home Secretary about the recent riots

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My Lord The Magistrates of this Town & district apprised your Lordship on the 21st Instant of the Riot, which had taken place on the p...
Monday, 23 March 2015

23rd March 1815: Threatening letter from 'a Keelman' at Sunderland

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1815 March 23 Revd Sir We the Kellmen humbly Request that you will speak in our Behalf as we are all from one Common Parent and the po...
Saturday, 21 March 2015

21st March 1815: Thomas Thompson of Sunderland writes to the Home Office about the riots

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My dear Sir We were last night thrown into the greatest states of alarm, the Keelmen casters & others working in the wear assembled in...

21st March 1815: Sunderland magistrates request troops to quell riots

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Sunderland 21st March 1815. My Lord We the undersigned Magistrates acting for this Town and district feel it our duty to inform your Lor...
Friday, 20 March 2015

20th March 1815: Keelman & Casters at Bishopwearmouth destroy new Colliery equipment

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The Durham County Advertiser of 25th March 1815 carried news of a riot by Keelmen and Casters at Bishopwearmouth on Monday 21st March 1815, ...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012

10th January 1812: The spy 'B' reports on travelling delegates in the North East and from Nottingham

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Colonel Fletcher's spy 'B' filed another report on the 10th January. Starting on the 6th, he has some complaints on the collec...