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Thursday, 20 February 2014

20th February 1814: The Town Clerk of Nottingham advocates the use of the spies in Nottinghamshire

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Confidential. Nottingham 20th February 1814. Sir I have the honour of your letter of a highly confidential Nature dated the 18th Insta...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014

The curious case of Marsden Haddock's 'Androides, or Animated Mechanism'

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Leeds Mercury, 24/12/1813 On this day 200 years ago, an interesting exhibition finally departed Leeds after a stay that had been extende...
Monday, 17 February 2014

17th February 1814: The Deputy Constable of Manchester writes to the Home Office about remuneration

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Sir I hope you will pardon the Liberty I have taken in addressing you Respecting the Money I have paid in taking the Rioters in this neigh...

17th February 1814: Scribbling Mill in Ossett destroyed by fire

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On Thursday morning, 17th February 1814, a Scribbling Mill belonging to Messrs Hallas of Ossett was destroyed by fire, causing £10,000 of da...
Saturday, 15 February 2014

15th February 1814: Government legal advice on workers organisations in Nottinghamshire

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Further Case  Since the inclosed Opinion of the Attorney and Solr General was given on the 22nd of December last one of the Tickets or D...
Friday, 14 February 2014

14th February 1814: A Horbury Constable is rewarded for suppressing Luddism

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On 14th February 1814, the Leeds Intelligencer reported that a Constable from Horbury, John Race, had been rewarded by 'the inhabitants ...
Friday, 7 February 2014

7th February 1814: Foster Roach, the last prisoner from the 1812 trials, arrives in Australia

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'View of Sydney Cove from Dawes Point' by Joseph Lycett , c.1817/1818 On Monday 7th February 1814, the transport ship General He...
Wednesday, 5 February 2014

5th February 1814: The Treasury Solicitor forwards Benjamin Walker's letter to the Home Office

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Private Lincolns Inn Feb. 5. 1814. Dear Sir, The inclosed is I think a very impudent Application from one of Horsfall’s murderers , w...
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...