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Wednesday, 29 January 2014

29th January 1814: The informer, Benjamin Walker, writes to the Prince Regent to secure a reward

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May it please your Royal Highness To bear with one of the most Unworthy of all your Subjects who has already shared in your mercyfull Clem...
Saturday, 18 January 2014

18th January 1814: The Treasury Solicitor suggests denying an informer a reward because he was a Luddite

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Mr. Hobhouse presents his Compliments to Mr. Beckett, and in answer to his Note of yesterday, inclosing the written Petition of George Ward ...
Friday, 17 January 2014

January 1814: A Nottinghamshire Framework-knitter, George Ward, petitions the Prince Regent for relief

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To his Royal Highness, George prince of Wales Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland— The humble petition of George Wa...
Friday, 3 January 2014

3rd January 1814: Subscribers to the portrait/engraving of Joseph Radcliffe

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William Owen's portrait of Joseph Radcliffe On 7th June 1813, the West Riding bourgeoisie had given an Address of Thanks to Joseph...
Saturday, 28 December 2013

28th December 1813: The Duke of Montrose writes to Francis Raynes about remuneration

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In late December 1813, Captain Francis Raynes was still corresponding with the hope of obtaining some kind of remuneration from government....
Friday, 20 December 2013

20th December 1813: The 1813 Frame-Breaking Act

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An Act to repeal an Act of the Fifty Second Year of His present Majesty, for the Punishment of Persons destroying Stocking or Lace Frames, ...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013

17th December 1813: Lancelot Bellas writes to the Home Secretary for the third time about the spy, Joseph Taylor

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Marsden Decr 17th 1813 My Lord In Your Letter dated the 11th of October [last], you referred me to Mr. Lloyd respecting the Advances w...
Monday, 16 December 2013

16th December 1813: Colonel Fletcher sends a report and a claim for expenses to the Home Office

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Bolton 16th December 1813 Dear Sir So very little has occurred amongst the Seditious for these several months last past, deserving of a...

16th December 1813: The Stockport solicitor, John Lloyd, sends details of a case of seditious language to the Home Office

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Stockport 16th Decr 1813 Sir I have the honor to transmit to you copies of Informations taken against a man of the name of George Bowr...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

10th December 1813: The Frame-Breaking Bill reaches the House of Lords

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On Friday 10th December 1813, the Frame-Breaking Bill reached the House of Lords : The House resolved itself into a committee, on the Fra...
Sunday, 8 December 2013

8th December 1813: The Frame-Breaking Bill is read in the House of Commons for the final time

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On Wednesday, the Frame-Breaking Bill was read for the final time in the House of Commons: The Attorney General moved the third reading...
Friday, 6 December 2013

6th December 1813: The Frame-Breaking Bill is discussed again in the House of Commons

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On Monday 6th December 1813, the Frame-Breaking Bill was discussed once again in the House of Commons: On the farther consideration of t...
Tuesday, 3 December 2013

3rd December 1813: The Frame-breaking Bill is debated in the House of Commons again

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On Friday 3rd December 1813, the proposal to extend the Frame-breaking Act via a new Bill was debated in the House of Commons again: On...
Saturday, 30 November 2013

30th November 1813: The new frame-breaking Bill is discussed in the House of Commons again

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On Tuesday 30th November 1813, the proposed extension of the Frame-Breaking Act was discussed in the House of Commons again : Mr. H. Add...
Friday, 29 November 2013

29th November 1813: A new frame-breaking Bill is introduced to the House of Commons

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On Monday 29th November 1813, a new Bill was introduced in the House of Commons to extend the provisions of the 1812 Frame-Breaking Act fo...
Saturday, 16 November 2013

16th November 1813: The Nottingham Solicitor, William Woodcock, writes to the Home Office about Nottingham Framework-knitters organisations

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Mansfield November 16th 1813 Sir I assure you it has not being through Inattention on my part that your Letter of the 28th of may was no...
Wednesday, 13 November 2013

13th November 1813: Frame-breaking returns to the Midlands in Wymeswold

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Sometime on Saturday 13th November 1813 - ten months after the last attack , and on the second anniversary of the large action at Sutton-in-...
Friday, 1 November 2013

November 1813: Francis Raynes writes to his Commander-in-Chief about remuneration

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Leeds, November, 1813. MY LORD,         I should be reluctant at any time to intrude upon your Grace, but feel most particularly so at ...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013

30th October 1813: A Sheffield JP, Hugh Parker, applies to the Home Office for expenses he paid to procure Luddite prisoners

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Woodthorpe Oct. 30th 1830 My dear Sir, When I had the pleasure of seeing you in the Spring you may perhaps recollect to have mentioned t...
Sunday, 27 October 2013

'Labour's Triangular Problem; or, Men versus Machines' by Thomas Shore junior (1888)

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Today is the 125th anniversary of the publication of the final instalment of the Thomas Shore junior's 'Men vs Machines', which ...
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