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Showing posts with label west midlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label west midlands. Show all posts
Wednesday, 3 August 2016

3rd August 1816: Details of a Luddite-like plot to destroy press-nail machinery in Birmingham is sent to the Home Office

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August 3rd. 1816 May it Please your Lordship in Consequence of the Nail Ironmongers again reducing their Workmen's Wages, and so man...
Friday, 29 January 2016

29th January 1816: Tipton Colliers win concessions after holding mass assemblies

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On Monday 29th January 1816, and following riots in nearby Dudley three days earlier , the mere assembly of Colliers in Tipton led to conces...
Tuesday, 26 January 2016

26th January 1816: Colliers riot in Dudley, West Midlands

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On Friday 26th January 1816, major disturbances took place in the town of Dudley, in the West Midlands. The Derby Mercury of 1st February 18...
Tuesday, 8 December 2015

8th December 1815: The Warwickshire JP, William Hamper, informs the Home Secretary about a man selling pamphlets about the Luddites

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Birmingham, Decr 8th, 1815— My Lord, A Man named William Cooper , who appears to have been formerly a Grocer at Nottingham , is now trav...
Monday, 23 April 2012

23rd April 1812: The Manchester spy John Bent reports on riots, a new role and a delegate from Birmingham

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On Thursday 23d April 1812, the spy 'B' aka John Bent filed another report for Colonel Ralph Fletcher. On the 18th, he had receive...

23rd April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates provide their last report to the Home Office on the disturbances

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Public Office, Birmingham, Thursday, April 23rd. 1812. Sir, Resuming our Narrative from 2 o’Clock yesterday, when we dispatched our last...
Sunday, 22 April 2012

22nd April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates update the Home Office on the disturbances

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Public Office, Birmingham, April 22nd. 1812.— Sir, After the time of dispatching our Letter of Yesterday, which was written necessarily ...
Saturday, 21 April 2012

21st April 1812: "Fear not - overturn the Prince and His Rubish", handbill found in Birmingham

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How long ye Wretches will ye Grind The Faces of the poor— But the day is at hand, I will help to the last expiring breath in assist- -in...

21st April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates report disturbances to the Home Office

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Sir Some symptoms of Disturbance having taken place in this Town, a few windows broken & the sellers of Potatoes assaulted We have ord...

21st April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates give assurances to Farmers selling Potatoes in the Marketplace

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Monday, 16 April 2012

16th April 1812: Handbill posted in Birmingham

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