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Showing posts with label william cooper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label william cooper. Show all posts
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...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012

12th September 1812: "The people are violently enraged against us and swear vengeance"

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Mill bridge 12th Septr. 1812. Sir, I had the Honor to receive your Letter with its enclosure last night at 7 o'clock. After apprehen...
Sunday, 2 September 2012

2nd September 1812: John Becket of the Home Office writes to the Stockport solicitor John Lloyd

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Copy Private Whitehall 2. Septr. 1812. Dear Sir I have received your several letters (3 in No) dated the 31st Ulto by this mornings ...
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, 24 August 2012

24th August 1812: Convictions at the Chester Summer Assizes

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Some of the less well-known convictions for Luddism took place at the Chester Summer Assizes, on or before Monday 24th August 1812. William ...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

31st July 1812: A would-be Luddite assassin is found dead in Newton, Cheshire

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In his memoirs, Captain Francis Raynes related an incident that took place in the evening of Friday 31st July 1812 at Newton, near Hyde, Che...