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Thursday, 31 January 2013

31st January 1813: Lieutenant Cooper reports the theft of lead & intimidation of the enemies of Luddites at Elland

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Elland 31st January 1813. Sir I have the Honor to report to you this week, what I fear will not be very agreeable, a Robbery committed ...

31st January 1813: Captain Francis Raynes reports a manufacturer is still intimidated by Luddism

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Mills Bridge 31st January 1813 Sir I have great satisfaction in having the Honor to report to you the perfect tranquillity which has p...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013

30th January 1813: William Cartwright tells General Acland that Joseph Mellor is lying

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Rawfolds January 30 ’13 Sir I omitted to inform you in the Hurry of my last seeing you that on reading the paragraph in the Mercury of ...

30th January 1813: The Leeds Mercury reprints the Reverend Brown's letter about George Mellor's last words

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The following Letter , addressed to the Editor of the Leeds Intelligencer, by the Rev. G. Brown, Chaplain of the Castle of York, is decisiv...
Saturday, 26 January 2013

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

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

26th January 1813: The Stockport solicitor, John Lloyd, tells the Home Office that his agents are greedy for a reward

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Stockport 26 Jany 1813 Sir I have the honor of your public and private Letters this morning, the first containing Instructions for the...

26th January 1813: The Treasury Solicitor suggests that the Home Office pay off the informer, Samuel Fleming

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Lincolns Inn Jan. 26. 1813. Sir, With Reference to Mr Litchfield’s Letter of the 28th ulto, in which he transmitted a Bill and Mr. Jos...
Friday, 25 January 2013

25th January 1813: The Chaplain of York Castle intervenes in the war over George Mellor's last words

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To the Editor of the Leeds Intelligencer. SIR,—Having seen your Paper two Letters signed “ An Attentive Hearer ,” wherein he asserts tha...

25th January 1813: 'An Attentive Hearer' writes again about George Mellor's last words

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Mr. Printer,—“A Diligent Enquirer ” has certainly taken great pains to ascertain whether Mellor did or did not acknowledge itself and his ...

25th January 1813: The Leeds Intelligencer suggests liberal newspapers are to blame for Luddism

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It requires no extraordinary acuteness of penetration nor clearness of judgement to perceive, that, from the first appearance of open viole...
Thursday, 24 January 2013

24th January 1813: Lieutenant Cooper informs General Acland about a Luddite funeral and another wanting to take the oath of allegiance

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Elland 24th January [1813.] Sir. I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 22d Instant and shall take care to follow...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013

23rd January 1813: General Maitland issues a circular to West Riding Magistrates about the withdrawal of troops

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York, 23d January, 1813. CIRCULAR TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE WEST RIDING, GENTLEMEN, As it is my intention to make an immediate chang...

23rd January 1813: The Leeds Mercury expresses relief that Luddism was unconnected to reformist politics & politicians

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However afflictive the transactions the late Assize, under the Special Commission, at York, must have been to every humane mind, there is o...

23rd January 1813: A new correspondent - 'Diligent Enquirer' - enters the debate about George Mellor's last words

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THE SUPPOSED CONFESSION. Mr. EDITOR,—“ An Attentive Hearer ” seems to be a very [pernicious] one. He set out with asserting, that George ...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013

22nd January 1813: General Acland rebukes Lt Colonel Lang for providing a guard for Joseph Mellor

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York 22nd January 1813. Sir— Your communication respecting Joseph Mellor dated yesterday has been forwarded to me here—It does not appe...

22nd January 1813: General Acland issues orders for the winding down of troops in the area of Liversedge

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York 22d Jany 1813 Sir You will receive Orders for the withdrawing all the detachments under your Command, excepting the men of the Sti...

22nd January 1813: General Aland issues orders for the winding down of troops in the area of Elland

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York 22 Jany 1813 Sir. It is Lt. General Maitland's intention that the Detachment at Elland shall be reduced to three Serjeants ...

22nd January 1813: Lt Colonel Lang reports the incident with Major Cartwright to General Acland

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Huddersfield Jany 22nd 1813 Sir I have the honor to acquaint you, Major Cartwright arrived at the George Inn last night about five, or...
Monday, 21 January 2013

'The Luddite Legacy' by Alan Brooke

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Full text of a paper forming the basis of a talk given at York Guildhall on 19th January 2013, to commemorate the execution of the West Rid...
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21st January 1813: The political reform campaigner, Major Cartwright, arrives in Huddersfield to the alarm of the authorities

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A portrait of Major John Cartwright in the early nineteenth century, by an unknown artist At 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st January 1813, t...