▼
Showing posts with label wakefield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wakefield. Show all posts
Thursday, 7 March 2013

7th March 1813: General Acland writes one of his final letters to General Maitland from Wakefield

›
Wakefield 7th March 1813. My dear Sir. The Reports receiv’d this day are most satisfactory I copy Raynes’s as the most intelligent, ...
Friday, 1 March 2013

1st March 1813: General Acland updates General Maitland on the state of the West Riding

›
Wakefield 1 March 1813. My dear Sir. The Weekly reports on the state of the Country receiv’d yesterday are most satisfactory, & I f...
Sunday, 24 February 2013

24th February 1813: General Acland informs General Maitland of Francis Raynes' desire for a job with Government & an assault on an employee of William Cartwright

›
Wakefield 24th Febry 1813. My dear Sir. Raynes says he is so little perfectl y acquainted with the places Government have in their disp...
Saturday, 23 February 2013

23rd February 1813: General Acland writes a summary of recent events for General Maitland

›
Wakefield 23rd Febry 1813. My dear Sir. I went this morning to Huddersfield & fortunately met Mr. Radcliffe, Scott & Armytage t...
Sunday, 10 February 2013

10th February 1813: General Acland updates General Maitland about the siutation in the West Riding

›
Wakefield 10th Feby 1813 My dear Sir Having daily expected your return, I discontinued writing, having heard from Hamilton, that you ha...
Monday, 4 February 2013

4th February 1813: West Riding Magistrates formally thank the military

›
WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. AT a Special GENERAL MEETING of MAGISTRATES, held at the COURT HOUSE in WAKEFIELD, in the said Riding, on Thu...
Saturday, 26 January 2013

26th January 1813: General Acland asks Major Bruce to investigate the fire at Sutcliffe's Mill at Todmorden

›
Wakefield 26th January 1813. Sir. It has just been reported to me that a large Cotton Mill belonging to Mr. Sutcliffe of Todmorden was ...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

16th January 1813: General Acland gives Francis Raynes orders to observe the funerals of the yet to be executed Luddites

›
Wakefield , 16 th January, 1812. SIR,              ( Confidential .) As the bodies of the culprits who are to be executed this morni...
Friday, 28 December 2012

28th December 1812: General Maitland reports more Nottinghamshire Luddite attacks to the Home Office

›
Wakefield 28th Decr 1812 My dear Sir I this morning received your very satisfactory letter, and am sorry to inform you, what will have...
Monday, 24 December 2012

24th December 1812: General Maitland writes to the Home Office about the resurgence of Luddism in Nottinghamshire

›
Wakefield 24th Decr 1812 My dear Sir I am sorry to inform you that I last night received a Report from Major General Hawker, stating t...
Sunday, 23 December 2012

23rd December 1812: General Maitland reacts strongly to news that Joseph Radcliffe may be made a Baronet

›
Wakefield 23rd December 1812 My dear Sir I find Lord Fitzwilliam has written a letter to Radcliffe, asking him if he would like to be...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

20th December 1812: General Maitland infoms the Home Office about the success of apprehending suspects for the burglaries

›
Wakefield 20th December 1812 My dear Sir I have seen Lloyd, and he persists that the New Cases stated to you by Acland, are the best ...
Friday, 30 November 2012

30th November 1812: General Maitland writes to Acland about his report of new Robberies

›
Wakefield 30th November 1812 Dear Acland I have just received yours & am not much surprized at its contents, we We must expect ...
Sunday, 4 November 2012

4th November 1812: General Maitland tells the Home Secretary 'the whole of our Situation has improved'

›
Wakefield 4th November 1812 My dear Lord I wrote to you [shortly] yesterday, on the Subject of the State of the Country, and it gives...
Saturday, 3 November 2012

3rd November 1812: General Maitland gives Earl Fitzwilliam his view of the cases for the York Assizes

›
Wakefield 3rd November 1812 Dear Lord Fitzwilliam I have returned from Scotland where I was forced to go about some Election business...

3rd November 1812: General Maitland gives the Home Secretary his view of the situation in the West Riding

›
Wakefield 3rd November 1812 My dear Lord I arrived here the day before yesterday, and yesterday received your Lordship’s letter commu...
Tuesday, 9 October 2012

9th October 1812: General Maitland leaves the West Riding to stand at the General Election

›
Wakefield 9th October 1812 My dear Lord Since I came down here, I have been rather placed in a very unpleasant Situation, but upon wh...
Saturday, 29 September 2012

29th September 1812: James Haigh arrested for the second time

›
Time had run out for James Haigh . After being freed following the abandonment of his prosecution at York Summer Assizes in July, the magis...
Thursday, 13 September 2012

13th September 1812: General Maitland updates the Home Office about arrests made in the West Riding

›
Wakefield 13th September 1812 My dear Sir Since I wrote you yesterday I have seen all the People connected with the Men taken up in th...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012

12th September 1812: General Maitland reports arrests in the West Riding to the Home Office

›
Wakefield 12 Sept. 1812 1 oClock PM. My dear Sir Since I wrote you this Morning, I have received the enclosed, which I send in the ori...